A painter, photographer and graphic designer for over 40 years, LeeAnn Brook resides in Sierra foothills arts community of Nevada City, California. In addition to being a guest speaker in the arts and a painting workshop presenter, she is the writer, designer, photographer, artist and publisher of her new book “Points of Inspiration: An Artist’s Journey with Painting and Photography”. 

Graduating from Paier College of Art in Connecticut with a double major in graphic design and fine art, she has also run a successful graphic design business, Brook Design Group, since 1976.  Her fine art work focuses on large format contemporary landscapes and abstracts incorporating her signature style for texture, color intensity and design.

At age 23, she was accepted into the prestigious Connecticut Society of Women Painters and continued on to exhibit in shows and galleries throughout New York and New England, and California, winning over 20 awards. She is a three time award winner in the California State Fair and won First Place in the Wild & Scenic Film Festival juried art competition in California in 2013.