Lyla Paakkanen lives in Sacramento, where the Pony Express ended its route. She is a freelance artist and illustrator, has a Master’s Degree in Art from CSUN, Communications Design from UCLA. She taught art at 5 colleges and has won many awards in California and Colorado for her work.
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Artist StatementSacramento, CA was the last stop for the Pony Express riders in 1860. The riders were young, no older than 18, and face dangerous conditions on their sprint, that...
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Artist StatementAmerica is a collections of very diverse people, all with their own stories and cultural backgrounds. The thing that makes this United States of America so great is the...
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Artist StatementI\'ve drawn a lot of mammals that live in California, but I\'ve never drawn a wolf until now. Technically there are no wild wolves in California since the 1940\'s...
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Artist StatementAmerica is a collections of very diverse people, all with their own stories and cultural backgrounds. The thing that makes this United States of America so great is the...
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Artist StatementThis illustration is a second variation of my first drawing of the Run with the Pack picture.. Since each wolf in the first composition was created individually, I thought...
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Artist StatementI choose to illustrate the dandelion because it is tenacious and it represents all of the things that a healthy soil and plants can provide. The dandelion can grow...
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Artist StatementAlthough all of the National Parks and Monuments are remarkable, and all are worth visiting, I wanted to create a poster for Biscayne National Park. Ninety-five percent of the...
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Artist StatementWhen I first thought about a design for this campaign, the image that came to mind was of a cartoon scene of a gun being plugged and blowing up...
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Artist StatementThe Pacific Crest Trail runs from Mexico to Canada along the crest of the mountains in California, Oregon, and Washington, 2,663 mi (4,286 km) long. It received official status...
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Artist StatementI had originally drawn this image after I had discovered raccoons climbing over the fence at night to eat the cat food that I was leaving out for the...
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Artist StatementCommunity gardens are one of the best ways to bring people together. It teaches team work, work with immediate benefits, the wonder of seeing things grow and everyone feels...
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Artist StatementAs the climate warms, so do the oceans. The migrating whales have started their journey earlier and closer to the coastline, there are fewer salmon returning to span, fewer...
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Artist StatementAs our world becomes more connected through the internet, social media, instant mail and instant news and video, we can become more isolated. Living our lives through others' experiences...
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Artist StatementThe rainbow symbol can symbolize the LGBTQ cause, but the heart is a symbol of love. I wanted to play with both of these symbols in a design for...
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Artist StatementTo have pride in who you are, to stand up for what you believe in takes courage. To love yourself first, before you can love those who hate you...
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Artist StatementI knew that I wanted to create an image of children being read to, but it took a few attempts to figure out the composition and details.This illustration was...
