Painter Finds Creative Inspiration through Her Travels

Arlington Heights artist Lynnea Semasko finds that her worldwide travels are a great inspiration for her oil and watercolor paintings of cities, European landscapes, and landmarks. Semasko is exhibiting her work through Saturday, April 7 at Moats Gallery, 675 N. North Court, Palatine, sponsored by the Northwest Cultural Council. Her exhibit is free and open to the public.

"I hope my paintings invite patrons to step into them and travel with me," Semasko says.

The artist who loves to create using "vibrant and vivid colors," has been a longtime exhibitor in the suburban area at venues including the Arlington Green Executive Center in Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows Library in Rolling Meadows, Fremont Library in Mundelein, and Meet Chicago Northwest in Schaumburg. She also paints murals and uses her artistic abilities for area fundraisers.

Semasko is retired, having taught gifted first graders in Chicago for 43 years. She spends her time now taking painting workshops to further her arts education that she completed at Northeastern University in the 1960s.

The Northwest Cultural Council serving the Northwest corridor, is a non-profit organization. It supports and promotes the work of area visual artists and poets, offering a variety of programs including corporate gallery exhibitions, co-sponsored by businesses, convention and visitors' bureaus, libraries, and hospitals; art competitions to stimulate and encourage artists; and poetry workshops and readings.

For more information about NWCC exhibits, call 847-382-6922.