GRETCHEN OVERMAN IS AN AWARD-WINNING ARCHITECTURAL FINISH ARTIST BASED IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. SHE SPECIALIZES IN THE USE OF REAL COLOR THROUGH TRADITIONAL LIME WASH, MINERAL PAINTS, AND PLASTERS.

GRETCHEN’S WORK IS INSPIRED BY THE ORGANIC, TEMPORAL PROCESSES OF EROSION AND PATINATION. SHE PERCEIVES THESE NATURAL PROCESSES AS REAL ART.

GRETCHEN’S EXPERTISE HAS EARNED RECOGNITION FROM THE SANTA FE HISTORIC FOUNDATION, AND SHE HAS BEEN HONORED FOR HER YEARS OF MASTERFUL WORK PRESERVING HISTORIC PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE SANTA FE AREA.

FOR GRETCHEN, COLLABORATING WITH CLIENTS IS A PROFOUND PRIVILEGE. IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHO THEY ARE AND TRANSFORM THEIR HOMES INTO LASTING WORKS OF ART.