Kathie Wheeler is a classically trained representational oil painter who's work is inspired by the people and places in her life. She grew up in the Chicago area and studied at the American Academy of Art and now lives on a small farm with her husband in the beautiful Driftless area of Wisconsin. Kathie is a lifelong student of painting and she loves to pass on her passion to others. She is a signature member of Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society and American Women Artists, serves as the vice chair of the board of the American Impressionist Society and is the Wisconsin State Ambassador and member of the Portrait Society of America.