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I created this contemporary piece for a bison show at The Capital Gallery, where I am one of the artists. The show is being held in conjunction with a Bison Symposium at the college here. I've had this one in my head for awhile -- I wanted to depict a bison in a contemporary style, rather than the more traditional style most often used when painting bison. My thought was to demonstrate that the beautiful bison are returning to the prairie and can exist in a modern world.

I have been an artist since I was a little girl growing up in central North Dakota. My artistic pursuits of drawing, painting, writing, and singing have brought me great joy throughout my life. Hours fly by when you can lose yourself in doing something you love! I channeled my interest in writing and visual arts into a fairly successful career as a public relations professional and rose through the ranks in communications and marketing departments in energy, healthcare and higher education. My spare time was spent honing my skills as a painter and singer. My formal education focused on communications and business, but I took drawing and painting classes whenever possible from local and regional artists and online, as I searched for a...