SKYE B. RISS

Growing up in Connecticut, I have always loved painting and drawing. Fine art was always a big part of my life as both my mom's and dad's sides of the family included artists, so creating runs in my blood. Many of my artistic relatives would teach me a lot about art and we would experiment with different techniques and mediums such as watercolors and oil pastels. We would often get together in my childhood home and sit outside on a beautiful sunny day painting, while my dad played songs on the guitar for all of us. I continue to paint and draw each day because it is one of the many things that I love to do. Now living in Arizona, I am so inspired by the beautiful scenery, and it is so different from the East Coast, which is also beautiful, but I enjoy the change... I attended the University of Hartford Art School. It was a great experience because I took so many amazing classes such as figure drawing, ceramics, art history, painting, visual communication design, and even glass..