COLOR ME Alaska Dawn Gerety Beautiful Coloring Book Animals - 40 pgs [2014]

I pursued my dream of supporting myself through art by earning a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder in Environmental Design with a minor in Art History.  After college, I put my education to use by working at Bradley Reid Communications as a Graphic Designer in the Art Department. I loved telling a story in just a thumbnail but felt something was missing from my creative outlet, so I took a deep breath and plunged into sole proprietorship as ‘Art Seriously.’  While still creating logos and annual reports for customers, I started dedicating my time to storytelling on canvas. As a lifelong Alaskan, I’m moved by the natural splendor that has surrounded me my entire life – mountains, wildlife, rivers, wildflowers, and outdoor activities. I paint these images and create my own language with a swipe of color or a rigid line of dots. I inject a fiercely whimsical vitality into Alaskan icons the only way I know how. I can’t explain how I arrive at the stylized animal forms or layered organic elements; I just know it makes me happy.