Phil Starke

Phil grew up in a military family where he spent several years in Europe and was influenced by the museums and art work he was exposed to. He attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago where he studied figure painting and drawing. After living and painting in the mid west for a number of years, he and his family moved to Tuscan, AZ. The southwest, with its vast resources of subject matter is a great inspiration for his work. Phil takes several painting trips a year through out the southwest as well as Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Aside from the pure joy and excitement of painting his surroundings, Phil's goal in painting is to try and reflect some of the Gods glory in his creation. Phil teaches workshops around the country and for the Scottsdale Artists School and the Tucson Art Academy.