The contemporary art of Central Illinois artist, Lisa Kesler, can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the country.  After earning  a BFA degree from the University of Illinois, she spent ten years in Phoenix and then lived in Seattle for thirteen years.  She recently relocated to a family farm in central Illinois, a few miles from the farm where she grew up. Her most recent paintings, with stylized images of nature, reflect the rural environment where she lives.  Kesler has created original acrylic paintings, mixed media paintings, and linoleum block prints in her unique, signature style for twenty years.  She is known for her skilled use of color, surface pattern and texture.  She finds inspiration in her environment as well as in the creative process and materials she uses.