Lisa B. Huber

(Watercolorart4@msn.com)

I began painting in oils at 4 years of age. My brushes and paints were “hand-me-downs” from my older brother and sister. My sister, who was 11 years older, was especially patient in letting me paint by her side, copying her work as best I could. One of my earliest memories is of my brother chastising me for squeezing paint right onto my brush from the tube, rather than mixing specific colors on a palette. The color was bright and clean, fresh out of the tube, and I disliked the mess and waste on the palette...but I learned to mix colors.

I continued with art classes in high school and 4-H, but stopped when college and life took precedence. I took no more art classes until 1990. In the 80’s I switched to pencil and watercolors. Old, weathered items, especially structures and vehicles—and particularly tractors, fascinate me. I also enjoy painting about our heritage in the West and about the animals who are a part of this heritage.

I have been a Software Developer for over 30 years and my art is a wonderful diversion and escape from the literal computer world.

Art mediums:  Watercolor, Oil, Pencil, Pastel          

Mentors: Jim Schnirel (deceased), Harold “Pete” Petersen (SLC), Osral Allred (Spring City), Spike Ress       (Parowan), Ian Ramsay (SLC)

Festivals: Corn Tassel Art Fest, Gainesville, GA, 1989

Coral Canyon Heritage Park Fest, Utah, 04

Tooele Arts Festival, Utah, 2004-06, 2010

Butch Cassidy Days (Beaver) 2005

Duck Creek Village Fest, Utah, 2004, 2006

Summerfest (Logan) 2005

Old Capitol Days, Fillmore, Utah, 2004-05

Moab Arts Festival, 2005-06

            Kayenta Art Festival, 2006

            Mesquite Chili and Art Festival, 2007

            Escalante Canyons Art Festival and “Plein Air” Competition, 2004-07

            Tempe Fest of the Arts, Tempe, AZ, 2008, 09

            St. George Arts Festival, St. George, UT, 2009
            Tooele Art Festival, Tooele, UT, 2010

Exhibitions:    One World Design, Gateway, Salt Lake City, 2004

Kaleidoscope Café, Coral Canyon, Utah – Exclusive Guest Artist, 2004-2005

Thomas Fine Art, North Salt Lake, 2004-2005

Kimball Arts Center, Utah Watercolor Society Fall Juried show, (1 piece) 2005

Magpie’s Nest, Utah Watercolor Society Spring Miniature show (2 pieces) 2005

Williams Gallery, Downtown Salt Lake, 2005-2006

Schorr Gallery, Intermountain Society of Artists show (1 piece), West Jordan, Utah, 2005

Michael Barry Gallery, June-July, 2006

Taylorsville City Hall, One-year exhibition contract, 1 piece, 2004-2006

Awards:         2002 Utah State Fair, Watercolors, “Animals/ People”, 2^nd place 22x30, “Coming Home Again”

2003 Utah State Fair, Watercolors, “Landscapes”, 4^th place, 22x30 “Out to Pasture”

2004 Coral Canyon Heritage Park Art Festival “Purchase Award” (2 pieces)

2005 Taylorsville City, Art Show, 3^rd place, 2005

2007 Mesquite Chili and Art, 1^st place watercolor

2008 SUWS Fall Arts Show, 1^st place watercolor & Honorable Mention watercolor

2009 St. George Art Festival, Honorable mention, Oil “Potsdam Winter”

2010 Tooele Art Festival, Featured Artist

Board Memberships: Washington County Arts Council (since 2009), Southern Utah Watercolor Society (2009-10)

Memberships: Artists of Utah (Since 03)                             
                        Virgin Valley Artist Assoc (03-08)

Utah Watercolor Society (Since 04)  

Intrmtn Society of Artists (Since 05)

                        Southern Utah Watercolor Society (Since 07)

                        Visual Artists Association (Since 06)