Introduction

 My name is Alicia and I am a Wildlife Conservation student. I currently live in Fairbanks but I am originally from Michigan. I am also a full time employee of the University at the Emergency Services office. I previously worked for the UAF Student Health and Counseling Center for the previous year. I have been married for fifteen years. I also have three cats. I have a Maine coon and two Bengal cats.


I have a great appreciation and love for the arts. I personally love to paint landscapes with acrylic and oil paints. I also love working with charcoals and shading. I also own a wonderful oil painting from the Californian artist known as Estacien Benjamin. It is part of a collection called the Hillside collection. Every place that I travel I try to stop at an art museum. My favorite is from back home. It is the Muskegon Museum of Art and I have personally had a piece of work on display. 

I find Egyptian art to be one of my favorites.  A great local free source of art is always available through PBS as well. Then there is also the local locations for viewing art.


Comments

  1. Alicia TorokAugust 27, 2023 at 9:55 PM

    nice patnting

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  2. The Ukulele FoolAugust 28, 2023 at 11:50 AM

    Congratulations! Having a work displayed at a museum. Great job with your blog - Lisa Kljaich

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  3. Regan GrayAugust 28, 2023 at 12:57 PM

    Hi alicia, that is awesome that you have a piece of art displayed in a museum. I liked the video you shared through the PBS link, I watched a little bit of it but plan to finish it throughout the week. The Egyptian art link you shared is also fascinating.

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  4. Stefanie WalkerSeptember 1, 2023 at 7:07 AM

    I really love this painting, I feel like I have seen it before. It is so exciting to know that you have art displayed in a museum. My son had a piece of art displayed at the Capitol Building in Juneau.

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    1. Alicia TorokSeptember 8, 2023 at 2:47 PM

      The painting posted is by Bob Ross. I have always found him to be a perfect example of peaceful beauty. It definitely captures Alaska in all its glory.

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  5. lyliannSeptember 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM

    Hey Alicia, I think it's cool how much you love art! Landscape paintings are gorgeous and calming.

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  6. Shannon HolanSeptember 10, 2023 at 3:12 PM

    I am not a big painter, but I do love how landscape painting looks. When I was in high school, I was in an art class and we had to create a charcoal piece, it was a lot of fun to work with.

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