Lynne Drake

LONG ISLAND NY WAS MY HOME FOR MANY YEARS. LATER, I MOVED TO KS AND NOW RESIDE IN BLUFFTON SC. THE BEAUTIFUL EAST END OF LONG ISLAND, THE FARM FIELDS AND HAYSTACKS OF KS AND BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF THE LOW COUNTRY INSPIRED MANY OF MY ARTWORKS.

ART HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE DATING BACK TO MY EARLIEST MEMORIES OF DRAWING LIFE-SIZED PEOPLE IN CHALK ON SIDEWALKS. MY 1ST ART SHOW WAS A ONE-WOMAN ART SHOW IN 5TH GRADE. AFTER RECEIVING MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS I ULTIMATELY RECEIVED A MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE AND BEEN PURSUING ART DIRECTIONS SINCE.

EXPERIENCES ARE VARIED INCLUDING STARTING AN ART STUDIO WHERE I EXHIBITED LOCAL TALENT AND TAUGHT ART. I ALSO MANAGED A GALLERY IN THE HAMPTONS. AS A TEACHER, I TAUGHT A RANGE OF STUDENTS BOTH PUBLICLY & PRIVATELY. I ALSO DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED AN ART PROGRAM WITH “COUNCIL FOR UNITY” IN NYC FOR INNER CITY STUDENTS HAVING NO EXPOSURE TO ART.

AS A MEMBER OF SEVERAL LOCAL GALLERIES I’VE PARTICIPATED IN SHOWS AND WON SEVERAL AWARDS. MY RELATIONSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES WITH FELLOW ARTISTS AND THE ART COMMUNITY KEEPS ME BUSY AND CONNECTED.

HAVING A TALENT IS A GIFT THAT I’M VERY GRATEFUL FOR. I AM VERY HAPPY SHARING THIS GIFT BOTH AS AN EDUCATOR AND EXHIBITOR.