I’m Monica Schick, a Swiss artist and illustrator with a deep love for exploring different ways of creating.

Art has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Over the years, I have worked with many different mediums, from pencil and pastel to acrylics and oils, but watercolor became the medium that shaped much of my artistic journey. I fell in love with its transparency, spontaneity and the way water and pigment can create something that can never be completely controlled.

Today, my work moves between watercolor and oil, allowing me to explore very different sides of my creativity. While my watercolor paintings are often delicate, detailed and inspired by nature, working with oils gives me the freedom to be more intuitive, expressive and experimental.

Nature remains an important source of inspiration throughout my work. I’m drawn to organic shapes, plants, animals, landscapes, color and the small, often overlooked details of the world around me. At the same time, I love following an idea without knowing exactly where it will lead and allowing each medium to influence the way an image develops.

For me, being an artist has never been about staying within one style or one medium. I want my work to keep evolving with me, while still carrying something recognizably my own.

Alongside my personal artwork, I am the author of Watercolor – Malen mit Aquarell and the founder of Schimoni Art Brushes, a collection of vegan artist brushes developed from my own experience as a watercolor artist.

I live and work in Switzerland.

Thank you for being here and following along with my work.