Lydia Steeves, Canada
Lydia Steeves
Lydia has always been involved in art in some way or other as a child and so it wasn’t too much of a surprise to anyone in her family that she would choose art as her career. She began as a secondary high school art teacher and enjoyed teaching teenagers for several years but as life happened she traded the high school student for the adult student. She has been teaching, designing and publishing for over 20 years now.
Lydia is proficient in many mediums: acrylic, oils, watercolor pencils, soft pastels and colored pencils. In any medium, her inspiration comes from her love of nature and her work as a foster parent at her local animal shelter. She is internationally recognized for capturing the beauty and soul of animals.
Lydia is primarily known for the development of her signature fur technique using a filbert grainer and acrylic paint and has published many books, packets as well as a technique DVD. She has now turned her attention to exploring and developing techniques in colored pencil to achieve the same beauty. If you love animals, Lydia Steeves will help you develop your ability to portray them using colored pencil.
- Website: lydiasteeves.com