* About the Artist *

In finishing her very successful "Premiere Exhibition" at The Green Schoolhouse Gallery in St. George Maine, Lynn Rita was excited to present her exhibition “Up Close”. This was an exhibition that represented the details in sights such as landscapes or objects that we may see every day and yet the details go unnoticed. Painted in her usual bright and boldly colorful palette are some of her favorite subjects, including flowers, still lives, creatures, and nature.

Decieding to find inspiration outside the landscapes of which she was so familiar, she traveled to China, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, Ireland, and has just returned from Egypt, Jordan, and Jerusalem. These travels have given her a glance into worlds she may have never seen and has influenced her current artwork.

Lynn Rita has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. Right out of college, Lynn Rita won her first art award at the Jenny Wiley State Parks Exhibition in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. For eight years, she was head of the art department at Scott High School in Kentucky. Besides painting and jurying art shows, she is the director of Gary Akers Gallery. Lynn Rita is the wife of artist Gary Akers and the mother of artist Ashley Akers.