About the Author

Margaret Kessler conducts workshops nationwide. She emphasizes capturing mood through the use of compositional design, values, and color harmony. Kessler's work has been in such publications as Southwest Art and the Artist's Magazine. Her landscapes have won several awards, including the Grumbacher Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals, and she was selected in the "Top 100" Arts for the Parks show, a national competition. Kessler has won Best of Show at the Artists and Craftsmen Associated awards show (Dallas), of which she is a past president and signature member. She is included in Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who of American Woman. Kessler is represented by Southwest Gallery in Dallas, where she lives with her husband, Jere.