Craig Blietz, Artistic Director, Instructor Ken DeWaard, Instructor Steve Ohlrich, Instructor 
Steve is an artist who comes from an artistic heritage including painters and wood workers. He has been drawing since early childhood and received awards at an early age. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a minor in psychology. After serving the psychology community in and around Chicago for three years, An instructor at The School of Representational Art in Chicago, The Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art and the Milwaukee Art Museum, he also gives individual private instruction. Please visit Steve's website: www.steveohlrich.com Amy Lloyd, Instructor Ms. Lloyd is an intuitive artist focused on her inner journey to create art that reflects the continuum of life. She is sensitive to portraiture and chooses to paint in a representational style for its realness and grounded organic nature. “As I continue to emerge as a fine artist, I intend to depict and connect the space between reality and imagination.” Amy lives and works in Chicago where she co-founded Entre’ Art, and is a full time artist and teacher. Lori Beringer, Instructor Lori is a founding member of the Plymouth Art Center, which was formed in 1993 and currently has over 500 members. She is also a member of Oil Painters of America. Bonnie Paruch, PSA, Instructor
Bonnie described her plein air paintings and techniques in an article she authored in the She has been honored with many awards from groups as diverse as the Pastel Society of America, the Oil Painters of America, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters, and National Plein Air Painting Associations. Bonnie has participated in numerous group and solo gallery shows. Northwestern Publishing of Milwaukee, WI, the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission of Madison, WI. and Edgewood Orchard Galleries of Fish Creek, WI utilized the artist’s work for book cover, calendar and cookbook illustrations. Bonnie’s work is represented at Edgewood Orchard Galleries of Fish Creek, WI. She welcomes visitors and students to her working studio in rural Sister Bay, WI. Bonnie has taught painting workshops for many organizations including: Utrecht Art Supply, Milwaukee, WI. The Peninsula Art School of Fish Creek, WI., The West Bend Art Museum of West Bend, WI., The Clearing of Ellison Bay,WI., and The Wichita Center For the Arts of Wichita, KS.. She especially enjoys sharing her passion for art with students in grades 1-12. Recent artist residencies include positions in Milwaukee, WI. (Artists Working in Education) and in the Gibraltar School district in Fish Creek, WI. Mark Zelten, Teaching Assistant
Exhibits and Awards Please visit Mark's site: www.markzelten.com Portrait Photography: Linda Van Beek
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Craig Blietz received a BS from The University of Denver. He continued his art and design studies at The Harrington College of Design and finished his formal studies with four years of academic training at The School of Representational Art. Blietz studied privately with master draftsman and recognized Chicago figurative artist Fred Berger. Along with Mr. Berger, Blietz studied with portrait artist Richard Halstead, and also with painter, printmaker, and illustrator John Rush. Several extended trips to the art centers of both Europe and the United States, with the sole purpose being the study of the great masters, has added to Blietz's extensive education.
Museum, Wright Museum, Rahr-West Museum, Miller Art Museum, and the West Bend Art Museum. In 2002 Blietz was given a Ten Year Retrospective in the Baer Gallery of the Carol and Robert Bush Art Center on the campus of St. Norbert College. In 2007 Blietz had a one-person show at The Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art.
Ken was born and raised in the Midwest. His love for the arts was apparent at a very early age and through encouragement and early training, he has built his life around the arts.
t studio in Chicago. He continued his studies at the American Academy of Art where he studied with nationally recognized watercolorist, Irving Shapiro. Upon Irving's recommendation Ken joined the acclaimed Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art in Chicago, where he soon began studying with Scott Burdick and later with Dan Gerhartz. It was there that Ken adapted his direct and pure approach as well as his bravura brush style, which he achieves by painting from life.
Steve pursued artistic training at The School of Representational Art. He is a Master Draftsman and received a Certificate of Completion, after four years of extensive training in academic drawing and painting, and the study of composition and impressionistic color.
Amy received a Bachelor of Science, Nursing and a MBA at the University of Illinois. She attended Chicago’s School of Representational Art, where she is now an instructor and Academy Administrator. She has attended several workshops including “Technique Mixte” with Patrick Betaudi
er and has studied and painted in Europe.
An impressionist, known for her landscapes, still-lifes and portraits that capture a joyous celebration and a deep reverence for the blessings of each day. Her oils express a sense of excitement and energy that come from the intimate exchange of her surroundings.
European and American artists such as Joaquin Sorolla, Nicolai Fechin and John Singer Sargent as influence for her bold vibrant style. She has studied with Daniel Gerhartz, Albert Handell, Ann Templeton, among others.
Bonnie Paruch is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. Her bold and impressionistic oil and pastel paintings have been exhibited in many national and regional exhibitions and publications. 
May/June, 2002 issue of International Pastel Artist. This was followed by inclusion in an article by International Artist magazine (April/May 2004) titled “The Best Kept Secrets of Plein Air Painters”. The artist was identified as “one of America’s leading landscape painters”. She was the cover artist and “Pastel Page” feature artist in the November 2000 issue of American Artist Magazine. In October of 2000, Southwest Art Magazine proclaimed Bonnie as “an artist to collect”. Bonnie’s award winning paintings have also been published in the Artist Magazine, The Pastel Journal, North Light Magazine, Wisconsin Trails Magazine, and in The Best of Flower Painting Two (a book).
A recent Graduate of the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art with a passion for portraiture and landscape painting. My immediate focus is to gain experience by entering local and international Juried competitions with the ultimate goal of gallery representation. 
