Liz Bonham Fine Art and Elm Street Studio Keller will offer Oil Painting Classes this August. Elm Street Studio is an art gallery and creative studio that has been part of the Keller community since June 2012. To sign up for an oil painting class please visit https://www.elmstreetstudiokeller.com/weeklyclasses

About the artist Liz Bonham

Liz Bonham Liz Bonham's beautiful paintings have been exhibited in fine art galleries and shows across the United States. She holds a BFA degree in painting from Abilene Christian University. At the university's centennial celebration, she was one of 100 alumni that received the "Change the World Award" for using art to make a difference. She has studied at Scottsdale Artist School, Fechin Institute has done post-graduate work in art education and has studied with many well-known artists around the country; including Richard Schmid, John Asaro, Daniel Gerhartz, Martin Grelle, David Leffel, Ovanes Berberian, Tony Eubanks and Frank Mason. She is a member of the Oil Painters of America, Outdoor Painters Society and National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society. She has been a demonstration artist at the Amarillo Art Institute and has taught Advanced Placement Studio Art in Texas for many years. Her paintings have graced many books, including her Gold Medallion winner, "The Crippled Lamb" by Max Lucado, and her Silver Medallion winner and Angel Award or Excellence in Media winner, "Timeless Moments" by Alton Howard. Her book "The Crippled Lamb" has sold almost two million copies and has been read on Pax Television. The collector edition of this book includes a CD of songs and the story recorded by the voice of Jodi Benson, the voice of "The Little Mermaid." Her books are sold around the world in several different languages and her publishers include Harper Collins, Scholastic, Word, Howard and Chariot Victor. She has also been National Show Artist for the Appaloosa Journal Magazine and was featured in the magazine. She has been classically trained, and her painting style reflects a contemporary view of this classical training in realism and impressionism. Her colorful paintings have been in many national and regional shows and won numerous awards. Liz regularly travels for plein air painting competitions nationwide and loves to paint landscapes and still life from life. Though she had her early training in classical methods, she considers herself a colorist.