June Steckler is an intuitive painter of abstract, nature inspired artwork. While her style varies, the through line is consistent: all things botanical, from the out-of-doors, and how she both sees and feels light are her constant muse. Born and raised amongst the blues and greens of the Pacific Northwest, Steckler went east to New York for college and graduated with a bachelor of Fine Arts degree before working as a graphic designer in New York, Washington D.C., Nashville and Los Angeles. For the last 20 years, she has made her home in the more rural surrounds of Northern California and is daily inspired by the intense beauty of the Sierra Nevada foothills. “I perceive my being in the world as a form of call and response. To sense the invitation of beauty is the call—my response is how I live, and the art I create. My art is an honest reflection of the time and place I inhabit and I tend to think of each piece I create as a thank you I compose in private, and then publicly share. The art I create is an invitation to my fellow humans to marvel along with me at all that inspires us in this life and world.”- June Steckler