Since Karissa Hunter was a young girl of four, she dreamed about becoming an artist. Born in Washington State, she was constantly carrying around a sketchbook with colored pencils drawing the natural beauty all around her. She studied fine art at Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Illustration and Sculpture.

Directly after graduating, she began a freelance career as a children's book illustrator doing many small projects for independent authors and self published works. A year after graduating from the university and moving back to Washington, she was encouraged by her husband to apply for a teaching position at a local art store to teach watercolor and drawing. 

She now teaches from her farm studio and hosts a plein air group of local artists. She is a dedicated outdoor painter who enjoys sharing her love and insights as she paints with watercolor, casein, gouache, acrylic and teaching the fundamentals of drawing in graphite and charcoal.

Education

Brigham Young University-Rexburg, ID

Bachelor of Arts, Illustration