Lisa A. Zook
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Location | Toledo, Ohio, United States |
| Introduction | I've always loved making art, creating. Influenced by my Mother's highly creative ways and my encouraging, knowledgeable High School Art Teacher/Sgraffito Artist Don Townsend. I truly enjoy oil painting with either palette knife or brush. It IS challenging, it requires concentration, it's rewarding, enjoyable and fun, as I think it should be. I really began producing consistent paintings in January 2001. I studied Graphic Design and Illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art graduating with a Major in Graphic Design/Illustration in 1980. I had one freshman painting class in college. At that time I was totally intimidated by oil paint and wondered how anyone could possibly apply those colors to canvas. I wanted to be able to paint but I guess at the time lacked the patience and guts I needed to jump that personal hurdle. Painting intrigued me. I knew what I enjoyed looking at at Galleries, Museums and Online. Since 2001, I have basically taught myself to oil paint by applying paint, reading, studying paintings and experimenting with the paint on various substrates. The more I paint, the more I learn and hopefully the better my paintings will become. |
| Interests | My interests are painting, drawing, people/family, being outdoors, seeing new things/places, watching a good movie, reading, taking walks with my dog. |
| Favorite Movies | One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, The Shawshank Redemption, Dances with Wolves, Lady Sings the Blues, Aimelee, The Dark Night and so many more |
| Favorite Music | LOTS of a wide variety (especially while painting) |
| Favorite Books | Any books pertaining to art and sculpture or an artist of interest to me of course, Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, Patricia Rushford. John Grisham. |