Heather van der Dys

hand drawn and illustrated

custom refined solutions

family run small US based Business

Fine Art

Framed watercolor paintings of an orange coneflower and a pink tulip — 2026 Floral

Framed watercolor paintings of a whimsical treehouse and floral mahjong tiles — 2026 Mahjong

Original paintings, botanicals, landscapes, and handmade pieces rooted in natural beauty, visible brushwork, and a little wild whimsy.

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3D + Spatial

Hand-painted mountain landscape mural with layered peaks and evergreen trees — Mountainscape Mural

Blue mountain mural framing wall-mounted bicycles, shown in three views — Bike Mural

Dimensional builds, environmental pieces, murals, props, and physical ideas that turn flat concepts into tangible experiences.

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Creative Technology

Gamified safety training web application designed by Heather van der Dys — Gamified Safety Training App

French-themed game illustrations created for the Brackeys Game Jam — Brackeys Game Jam Illustrations

Digital experiences where design, code, interaction, and problem-solving overlap — from front-end development and UI/UX to prototypes and unusual creative builds.

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Illustration

Hand-drawn and painted illustration for books, editorial work, products, patterns, food, animals, places, and visual storytelling.

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Testimonies

What my Clients Have to Say

“Working with Heather van der Dys is best imagined as working in heaven with a team of devoted angels, all slaving away at the feet of a very talented, insightful, miraculous, inspirational and forgiving leading artist. Results, simply put, are out of this world. Yet, she is only one, single, mortal.”

Doug Zahniser

NTTC Board

“[In 2021] we met [Heather’s] family and it was the beginning a long friendship! When [Heather] started creating our hotel and restaurant website, we felt so happy because she is so easy to work with even when we had to work long distance. She is such a great and creative person, and I am very thankful that she came into our lives.”

Kinga & Costantino

Villa Napoli & Csiki Boutique House

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

My work has never fit neatly into one medium. With 15+ years of experience, I’ve designed digital products, built websites, illustrated ideas, painted murals, created environmental and 3D work, developed visual systems, and solved the odd creative problems that appear somewhere between art and engineering.

I earned my BFA Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas at Arlington and spent six years living in Transylvania, where the landscapes, architecture, culture and slower handmade rhythms continue to influence my work.

Today I divide my practice between human-made art filled with wild whimsy and natural beauty and professional projects where art, design, technology, and problem-solving intersect.

Today, I leverage my talent stack—spanning UI/UX design, branding, project management, fine art and digital scribing—to help transform challenges into opportunities that thrive with their new unique solutions.