Untitled Diptych, 2014 - Water soluble crayon on paper. 12" x 25" Angela Muriel was born and raised in New York City. She majored in Fine-Arts through High School years and later attended the school of Visual Arts in NYC. Fine-Arts throughout her High School years and later attended the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She has always been fascinated by the natural world and often sought out opportunities to observe insects and other wildlife in her urban environment. Animals quite often are the subject of her paintings and drawings. Her interest in insects led her to study entomology and botany at the New York Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. For the last 12 years Angela has been the proprietor of ALM Interior Plant Service providing horticultural services for urban potted gardens with a very personal touch.