Lisa Huber was born five months before the Korean War ended, in a fairly rural part of Salt Lake County. Farms, hayfields, and barnyards with horses, cows, goats, chickens, and the accompanying trucks and tractors were part of her childhood. But “Progress” and soldiers returning from war meant homes for new families needed to be built. The farmland was cleared, the barns torn down and the animals carted away. The city edged closer. The images of this time are haunting because of a simpler way of life that disappeared in the blink of an eye. These memories would later be incorporated into many of Lisa’s art pieces.

Lisa’s art instruction began at age 4, sitting beside older siblings, copying their work and using their supplies. Later there were high school and 4-H art classes. Following advice from her father, she graduated from college with a BA in Math and French and went into software development. After reassessing her life and prior goals, she picked up a sketch pencil in the mid-1980’s and began developing her drawing skills from art books. Black on white wasn’t satisfying, so she purchased watercolors and more books. In 1990 she took her first watercolor class. This began a series of workshops with prominent Utah artists. She has subsequently sold her originals and prints to folks from all over the world.

As a child Lisa loved art and it was what she and her siblings did to keep busy as well as what was crafted as gifts for birthdays and Christmas. However, it was not for making a living–that’s what her Dad used to say. In 2018 Lisa retired after over 35 years as a software engineer—ten modeling 3-D virtual worlds, and four programming 5-axis machinery, both requiring visual artistic skills. However, with her love of art, she has always set aside one hour a day for her art. When asked why she didn’t quit working and spend all of her time painting, she says, ‘Dad was right; it simply doesn’t pay the bills’.

She has sold her artwork at Art Festivals all over Utah. She has more recently sold at the Arrowhead Gallery in downtown St George, but currently does commissions and sells out of her home gallery in the Bloomington Ranches part of St George.

Lisa hopes that her artwork draws the viewer in by its color, texture, and innovation, but also sparks images from memories of simpler times in all our lives.

Website: ee-lisabeth.com