Born within a family of artists in Madrid, Spain, “Sunny” the wildlife painter, demonstrated a love for art and drew well early in childhood. Her passion for all living things and science in general lead her to pursue a career as a Biologist (later specializing in Molecular Biology) and move to the United States. After 27 years working in laboratories as a cancer researcher, she decided to return to her painting advocation full time. Her art education included classes at the University of Maryland, the Montpelier Arts Center in Maryland, and later at the Scottsdale Artists School in Arizona. She studied with renown instructors like Amery Bohling, Phil Beck, James Coulter, Robert Goldman, Ray Roberts, Peggy Kroll-Roberts, David Harlan, Cody DeLong and Chris Saper. She is an artist who is fascinated with portraiture, and loves to depict the beauty in the animal world. She particularly loves the representation of light and contrast, using both oils and pastels. Her children’s portraits have won awards with the Portrait Artists of Arizona. She has also received awards at the Best & Brightest show at the Scottsdale Artist School, and at the Mountain Artist Guild (Prescott, AZ), where she regularly shows her art and teaches workshops. She is looking forward to teaching painting classes and workshops in Tucson, AZ, where she is moving to in 2023. She also teaches classes online! www.thewildlifepainter.com info@thewildlifepainter.com  

The Guide for Cowboys and Cowgirls!

Join us for a rollicking humorous look at cowboy life, poetry, songs, tall tales, hat etiquette, famous cowboy quotes, cowboy expressions and rodeo terms. Steve Atkinson is responsible for the crazy illustrations in this book. He’s an award winning full-time Western fine artist with a long career as an illustrator, which makes him the perfect fit for bringing” The Cowboy Way” to life. He lives in Prescott, Arizona with his wife and muse Annie, his father-in-law Allan, and “Boo” the Wonder Cat. You can see more of his work at SteveAtkinsonStudio.com.

Discover the real Tucson! Unique Historic places to see! Hiking and biking trails, Museums, Gem Shows, Fun Family Stuff, the U of A, great entertainment and it’s the place for Foodies too! Plus you’ll find day trips to the Biosphere Titan Missle Museum, Pima Air and Space Museum, Tubac, Tumacacori, Saguaro National Monument, wineries, Patagonia Lake and old Tombstone and much more!