Biography
Luke Tornatzky was born in Cleveland, OH in 1954. He attended the Cooper School art in Cleveland, and earned his B.F.A. from the School of Design, Art & Architecture in Cincinnati, OH. His work as a fine artist tends to draw upon his experience as an illustrator, and his love for the impressionistic painters who brought their style to the forefront of art beginning in the late 1800's. His original work is generally executed in pastel, because he likes the immediacy and bold colors, which they give. The goal of his work is to create a space, which the viewer would want to enter; and once there, forget about the painting and become lost in the feelings, which the art has evoked. Tornatzky has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and won numerous awards as well. His work has been published as posters for Pike Place Market in Seattle, the Center for Wooden Boats, the Whidbey Island Race Week, and has appeared as cover art in numerous magazines.
