Biography

BJ came to painting late in life.  A miraculous thing happened when she started an art class.  To her great surprise, she found that she was immediately hooked and felt compelled to learn and practice every day.  In less that four years BJ made painting her primary means of creative expression and the centerpiece of her life.

Bj's paintings are fresh and precise and grow increasingly more complex, Large and masterful as she develops her craft.  Working in acrylic allows her to use her keen eye for color and her evolving skills as a painter to explor the beauty of nature and the human figure.  Although she is a relatively new artist, she is already selling her paintings to a growing clientele 

For BJ Van Buren, painting is an opportunity to live life to it's fullest.  She invites you to share her enthusiasm for the riches of nature's bounty.