Visit the free Artist Reception to celebrate the end of the exhibit on Friday, May 14, 5-7pm. Live music by Tamara Schneider and Wendy Larson.
Austin Area Arts follows current best practices to limit the spread of COVID-19 including mask wear for all present, physical distancing and other measures as appropriate.
About the artists:
Tammy grew up in LeRoy, MN with a talented artistic mother who mentored her as she grew. In her teen years she took the “draw me” course from Minneapolis Art Instruction School which is a home study course.
While living in Mississippi, she was fortunate to find a wonderful instructor, Dalton King, who taught her how to use oil/acrylic and help develop her style of painting. She also was mentored by Chares Pearson, a nationally known wildlife artist.
Tammy’s paintings are in private and public places, including a four seasons painting at the CRC building in Austin, a mural at Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services in Albert Lea, and a restoration painting of Jesus at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Waltham. You will also find her work displayed at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center, Hormel Foods Corporation, and St. Mark’s Nursing Home, all in Austin, MN. She has won numerous awards locally and regionally at fairs, purchase award for the City of Austin, and a national contest through the Artist Magazine.
Tammy also does commission work. Her main subjects are animals and rural landscapes done in pencil, acrylic, watercolor and oil.
Through the years her talent has been received as a Good-given gift which she is grateful for as it has been a blessing to make many people happy with the work – either owning or viewing it.
Andrea Funke was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and grew up in St. Louis, MO. She moved to Austin after completing her bachelor’s degree in accounting at Luther College. Her first creative love was photography, with a focus on nature and macro, or close-up, photography. Over the last five years, her focus has shifted to painting, working mostly with various types of acrylic paint.