Lisa Starr Art Designs
Meet Lisa...
"Art isn't how you see the world;
It's how you help others see it differently."
About
Lisa -
Lisa Starr is a multidisciplinary artist whose nature-inspired work spans acrylic, oil, colored pencil, and mixed media. Drawing since childhood, she fully embraced her artistic path after attending a creative painting convention in 2004, an experience that sparked years of study, experimentation, and teaching. She later owned and operated her own gallery in Leadville, Colorado, and her work has since been exhibited in multiple galleries along the Oregon Coast. Inspired by the changing light, landscapes, and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest, her work blends expressive color with careful observation and fine detail. Through both her art and teaching, Lisa hopes to inspire others to slow down, notice beauty, and create with confidence.
Education & Exhibition Work
June 2026
Cafe Cest la Vie
Bella Beach, OR
March to May 2026
Siletz Bay Art Gallery
Lincoln City, OR
September 2025
Cafe Cest la Vie
Bella Beach, OR
July 2025
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Lincoln City, OR
May 2025
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Lincoln City, OR
2016 to 2022
Lisa Starr Art & Design
Leadville, CO
I was the showcased artist in June 2026. I had a lot of whale and sea life paintings and drawings loved by both tourists and locals. Both of my children's books are available here year round.
I had my colored pencil drawings of birds available for sale.
Showcased artist in September 2025. Colored pencil drawings of birds and animals. My first children's book, The Fairy and the Little Bird, available year round.
Drawings and ceramics sold at Member show.
Ceramics and artwork available for sale at the Artist Tour.
Art gallery and framing; taught Paint N Sip art classes.
My Story
I found a passion for art as a child and have been consistently drawing and painting since third grade. I
didn’t see myself as a talented artist or begin honing my skills until I attended a creative painting
convention in Las Vegas, NV in 2004. That convention woke me up to the artist inside of me and I
started taking classes, improving my skills and techniques, experimenting with different media and
eventually teaching small, intimate painting classes like the paint and sip classes you can find all over
today. That is how my journey began and I am excited to see where it goes from here.
I would not call the road a smooth one, although it all depends on what other roads mine is compared
to. As with most businesses there are ups and downs, and while the ups are great the downs, although
difficult, are opportunities to determine what priorities are and where I should concentrate my time and
efforts. I have spent most of my working life wearing many hats and juggling multiple responsibilities,
which has taught me to be efficient and a good problem solver. It has also brought me to a point in my
life where it is time to whittle them down to a manageable quantity that will allow me more time to
focus on and build up the opportunities where my passion lies.
Art, in its many varied forms, and the joy and it brings to people whether they are producing it or
viewing it. I have had the pleasure to see the delight and surprise in someone’s eyes when they draw or
paint something they never thought they could do. Being creative stirs something inside of us, whether
it is with pencil or paintbrush, the written word, metal, wood, computer code or any other medium. It
wakes up the soul to the possibilities of being more. It fills me up to encourage those I teach to try and
trust that they can, to build up their self-esteem and see them have courage to push beyond the fear of
embarrassment to make something that only they could do. When I produce a commissioned piece of
art and the person receiving it is moved by it, when they laugh or cry with heart felt memories and hold
it close to their hearts, I am fulfilled and eager to do more. Through art I have learned to see and
treasure the beauty and uniqueness of the people and world around me. It is who I am.