June Martsolf
June Stephens Martsolf was born in Prince Rupert, BC, but was raised in the Seattle area until she was 17, when her family moved to Santa Cruz, CA. She went on to U.C. Berkeley where she obtained an AB in Fine Arts, and continued painting (giving classes, working on her own and taking classes from Karl Kasten, Earl Pierce, Lundy Siegrist, Pam Glover, Al Currier and others) the rest of her life. She has done much in Abstract Expressionism and Impressionist figure work, though in the late 80's she really got excited with Plein Air Landscape painting and started painting outdoors with friends in the East Bay of No. CA. She works quickly with strong sweeping, broad brush strokes, and thick paint (sometimes straight from the tube). It is important to work quickly because the light and the colors are changing with the movement of the sun.
She lived in CA. until 1993 when she moved to Blaine, WA. She has exhibited and won awards both in California and in Washington.