Paula Whalen is an artist/illustrator living on the edge of the wild Atlantic in Hull, MA. She is currently focused on a recycle/recreate project since February 2023. My Daily Cuppa, is an art project founded on the love of a daily cup of tea. A reminder of the tea she shared with her grandmother, connecting to a sense of ritual, a daily act becoming mini & poetic. While preparing to teach a recycle art class to kids, Paula thought "What can I do with a tea bag”? She started spontaneously painting on them using landscapes, critters, ghosts, and people she loves to create tiny tea bag images. These small paintings remind us how to find beauty in simple, daily habits.

Whalen’s other passion is spooky sketches. These sketches stem from an urge to create in the wee hours of the morning, during the space between sleep and awakening. All things dark and mystifying intrigue Paula as she channels these images in black & white with swift pen strokes. Paula’s love of the occult and an inner need to connect with the spirit world is an ongoing search since her youthful experiences with grief.                    

When not making art, Paula enjoys reading mysteries, thrifting, and walks on the beach with her cat Pippin & dog Pongo (the inspirations for a picture book series, The Adventures of Pippin & Pongo…).

Paula lives with her artistic spouse in an eclectic beach house. She also loves driving to Brooklyn to visit her adult kiddo who makes costumes in NYC.

                                                                                     My Daily Cuppa

Saving the planet one tiny tea bag at a time…