Lisa Matta - Brown - "The Franklin Mountains El Paso Colors" - Santa Teresa, NM

Lisa presently lives in Santa Teresa, NM where she have come to love the city, the people, and especially her wonderful artist friends. although she's been an artist her whole life it has been here during the last several years that she has been able to devote herself full time to her passion of creating her art trough paint. She has had the wonderful opportunity to travel to several places in the world and to learn and reflect on the beautiful art work of many of the Masters of which all have contributed to her style of work. she was born and raised in the town of Mesa, AZ just east of the City of Phoenix. As long as she can remember she has always loved to sketch, draw and paint. The real first art class that she took of which she can remember was at the age of twelve when her mother enrolled her in art classes after believing that she had talent in painting and the potential of growing and becoming better at it. In growing up, going to school, and helping her parents in their restaurant business she wasn't able to devote the time she would have liked to advance her knowledge and skills in the art world. She knew that at sometime in her life there would come a time of which she would be able to pursue her passion of painting and to create work that have been in her mind and heart many years. Shortly after her move to El Paso area several years ago from home town of Mesa, AZ her husband called her as he was crossing over the Rio Grande River and informed her that there was a group of Artist on the Banks of the Rio Grande with their easels and paint brushes. She threw her paints, easels and all her other gear into her car and drove down to the river to find out who these artists were. There she meet several members of the El Paso Plein - Air group of which all were wonderful, made her feel welcome of which shortly after she joined their group. It was from this most fortunate event in her life that she been able to meet wonderful people that have helped her so much in her dedication pursuit of becoming a better and more proficient artist.