Meet the Talented people that make ART ZONE the place to LEARN!
BARBARA SHEEHAN, INSTRUCTOR
With over 40 years experience designing, painting, and working in the creative arts. Barbara has worked as an independent artist since graduating from Pacific NW College of Art in 1996, with a BA degree in Painting.
From 2016 to 2024 Barbara ran Vancouver Art Space, helping beginners get creative. And now has retired to her own studio. Her work includes oil paintings, pastels, computerized/digital and photographic collages – emphasis on experimenting with materials and visuals.
Her paintings have been featured in solo and group shows in Portland Oregon, New York City, and Ballyvaughan, Ireland
HANNAH COMPLIN (She/They) iNSTRUCTOR
Hannah is a third generation artist who started taking art lessons in her teens. She has a Bachelors of Arts Degree from Cal State and has over 8 years of teaching experience. Hannah has taught here at the Paint Your Pet Sundays, Copic Marker Classes and Watercolor and Ink Illustration classes.
“I like to make things that make people laugh and I like to make people think in a different way. I want to learn to do both through my work.”
Hannah Complin’s illustration career began in kindergarten, when she discovered that if she drew the Ninja Turtles, other kids would give her quarters for her drawings. She has been creating things for fun and money ever since.
She attended private painting lessons as a teen, and put those lessons to use in college as a theater design major with an emphasis on scenic design and makeup special effects. She painted throughout school, creating rich, bright and often humorous watercolor pet portraits. She continued to paint realistic watercolors after becoming an instructor at Orange County School of the Arts where she taught for 8 years, and also began to draw fantasy, sci-fi, and sometimes comedic ink illustrations.
Today she is making a name for herself in watercolor and ink illustration with her own projects “Cats in Disguise” and “The Deadliest Animals on Earth”. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, 2 cats, and a Corgi named Sonja.
Hannah’s Official Shop www.etsy.com/shop/HannahComplinArt
Instagram @hannahcomplinart
KRYSTLESAURUS (SHE / HER)
Krystle has been a creative force her whole life. She has always believed in a diverse and explorative approach to art, but recently has decided to focus on painting. Working in both acrylics and watercolors, she brings her unique vision to life. With bold blending of color, the work interprets modern culture into dynamic visual images. She is best known for her creepy, yet cute, creatures.
In 2013 Krystle graduated from the Art Institute of Portland with an Associate’s of Arts degree in Apparel Design. Although she is still in love with fabric and apparel design her focus currently is 2D art.
Krystle’s Official Site www.krystlesaurus.com
Instagram @krystlesaurus