About the Artist

Elesha was a professional in the finance world for 25 years. When life changed for her in 2009, she returned to her love of art.  As a published artist, Elesha has learned to create a colorful story on canvas.  It's her story in every piece she creates.

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Elesha was born and raised in the Springfield/Eugene area of Oregon and where she now resides.  

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Early artistic influences came from her mother who only drew cartoon characters but encouraged her artistically.  Other influences came from a middle school art teacher that taught there were no mistakes in art, only creativity.  Elesha received formal education of art through the local community college,  

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She has also received instruction from master artists Ron DiCiani, Dan Chen, and Thomas Blackshear. 

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Elesha is a member of Pacific Rim Art Guild, a Christian artist group where she participates in many projects around the community.

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Mediums include but are not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor and pencil.