I am Gwenn Liberty Seemel. My father wanted to name me Liberty Bell Seemel--after the great Philadelphian e-flat chimer--but made the compromise when my mother pointed out that that particular ding-dong is, in fact, cracked.
I was raised part-time in San Francisco and part-time in a small village in France where my grandmother still lives. In Brittany, I attended the same grammar school my mother did growing up, and I learned to play a mean game of petanque--for an eight year old!
Eventually, my family settled in Oregon, and, these past few years, I have stayed on.
I live in Portland and I paint portraits. My work comes in two varieties: the individual portrait and the portrait in a series.