July 2024 - Stephen Gasior

Well, the picture, albeit from a long time ago, is the answer to that question. My name is Steve Gasior and the girl on my lap is my daughter Grace. We have a mutual love of the arts that continues to this day...

My formal training is in architecture (B.S.A.S. University of Nebraska, Lincoln), though I departed that field soon after college to pursue a vocation in Information Technology. But despite all those years programming, I never let my sketchbook grow cold nor did I turn down design and graphic opportunities when they came along. My passions today are the fine arts, focusing mostly on portraiture using dry mediums.

I can't remember a time when my daughter Grace didn't have a paintbrush or pencil in her hands. Growing up, we couldn't exit any art media store without a shopping cart full of supplies. Today, she resides in Prineville, Oregon where she designs and fabricates jewelry...