---------- | Linda’s passion for art began at a very young age, in the midwest, where she was born and raised. After studying abroad, years of travel, employment, & living on both coasts; she eventually put down roots in the Pacific Northwest. There, she painted professionally & taught art to high school students for three decades. Recently turning a new chapter, Linda retired, and now snowbirding has landed her here in sunny Arizona. Read more... |
---------- | I am an Arizona based artist. My art is a love story and passion for nature’s artistry that began over 30 years ago as a muralist. I traveled the world. Today, I live a different lifestyle turning my passion for the desert and western living into Art, both Abstract and Realism. Being an artist is the most beautiful thing I have to share with others. |
---------- | Born and raised in Northwestern, Nebraska, in farm country with little exposure to art or artists, opportunities for art classes were nonexistent. As a result, I am self-taught. I resided outside the Continental United States from 1979-2001 in Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Guam, Hawaii and Yap, Micronesia, and taught watercolor and drawing. My focus on my work was influenced by the cultures around me. I worked as a creative animation director in Indonesia and Australia. I developed and conducted drawing and portfolio presentations for a Youth Adult Bureau in Melbourne. Read more ... |
---------- | I started out working in watercolor and took many classes at Paradise Valley Community College. However, discovered that after time, found my “niche” in botanical/floral subjects which led to further classes at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens. As a result, I expanded my medium to include both ink and colored pencil. Since that time, I then discovered Zentangle which I have been working in for over 12 years now. |
---------- | Julie Larsson is a professional artist living in Peoria, AZ. Julie began drawing and painting at an early age. In elementary school Julie learned the basics of perspective, light and shadow. In high school, she explored watercolor, oil and acrylic medians as well as clay sculpture. As an adult, she has learned to help people turn their visions into reality simply thru their attendance at her tutorials. |
---------- | Kaj Lofgreen (Kai) holds bachelor’s degrees in fine art and art education from the University of Nebraska and a master’s degree in art education from the University of Missouri. He has taught art at the secondary level and workshops through an art league. Kaj also has done illustration and graphics work with a large architecture firm and has worked in art gallery sales. For the past few years, his focus has been primarily on landscape painting and particularly |
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