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Music, art, and writing have always been Lynn’s passions. She was born and raised in Northern California and lives in Modesto. She studied fine arts and graphic design in college, has taken many workshops in painting and drawing and has exhibited her work in a number of art shows, including solo exhibits. Her art career started taking off in 2010 when she sold her first painting then started painting in front of audiences for a short span of time and followed with entering numerous art contests, taking more art classes and learning business development.

Lynn has been a member of various art leagues and associations and has had the excitement of leading some paint nights when their popularity sprang up. In 2016, her Healing Hearts Tree painting was used for the front cover of a booklet for grieving children.

Select gift shops along the Pacific Coast Highway in Northern California sell postcards of her Redwood trees sketches. She credits her Humboldt County collection to the local photographers for her inspiration.

With her mother’s influence, Lynn established her face painting business in 2009, and works at corporate events, grand openings, birthday parties, weddings, baptisms, special events and celebrations, as well as, onboard cruise ships touring the Caribbean islands. Her business has opened doors to exciting experiences and opportunites such as painting for over 150 corporation celebrations, being part of the enrichment staff painting passengers onboard the Royal Carribean, meeting worldwide famous artists, body painters and authors, traveling to Europe with her face painting earnings,

In May of 2022, she became a newly-published author of the book What Makes My Heart Sing: An Artist’s Journey and is working on a second. Her book encompasses both her art and face painting experiences.

What Makes My Heart Sing is a story about the adventures, travels, insights, and reflections of the author. It will take readers along on her journey as an artist, music lover, entrepreneur, writer, and face painter. Lynn was a shy and quiet child growing up who wanted to be an artist but always doubted herself because she thought artists should be held to a higher standard.

A recent book review: “A thoughtful account of a young girl's journey into the world of the arts. With vivid and colorful descriptions of people she meets and places she travels, Lynn continues her quest to discover more about herself and how she relates to the art world as well as her relationships. Her book explores an artist's emotional and physical manifestations, as well as the bond between music and visual creation.”