Alaskan Raven Studio

Paintings can window us into a world

…reflect our heart

…take us to the wild.

A crowd of brushes wait patiently in pottery vases resting on a wooden taboret cabinet.  Large bristle brushes stand tough in a tall deep heavy vase with a lovely cream glaze, reminiscent of a polar bear. They are always first to attack a new taut white canvas, often with orange pigment. While a delicate porcelain vase proudly displays fine sable detail brushes which are usually left on their own. Brushes of all kinds and sizes are in the other vases along with palette knives, pliers, and a nutcracker for opening resistant tubes of color.

The messy palette holds splashes of color on its light grey surface. French Ultramarine Blue appears haughty and proud. His french accent ruffles neighbor Cerulean. Cerulean is more cool and light. Her thoughts are in the sky, not deep and dark like Ultramarine. Scarlet is loud. She knows she stands out and is very comfortable with always being noticed. Benzi Orange is the life of the party, friendly and doing things to make the others laugh. Titanium White is compatible with every single color and often called to tame them down or make them more compliant.

Easel suddenly stands straighter.

The artist strides into the studio. 

Raven is a professional artist living in Alaska. She paints the beauty and surprises of the world around her. Whether it’s a portrait or landscape, she is delighted by color and the structure of God’s amazing creations. 

Raven is founder and owner of Alaskan Raven Studio and Emeritus Creative Director from University of Alaska Fairbanks.

She has received numerous awards in juried show competitions with jurors from around the country. Raven graduated from Rocky Mountain College of Art in Denver Colorado and received a BA from Christian Life School of Theology.

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