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ROOFTOPS IN LAGUNA BY LILIANA SIMANTON

Liliana Simanton
Born in Argentina, landscape painter Liliana Simanton grew up in a home where interest in the arts was encouraged and nourished. Simanton’s father, a commercial illustrator, spent long hours at his drafting table, she recalls, while her brother perfected the skills that would lead to a career as a well-known sculptor.

When she was 19, Simanton came to the United States to study painting and drawing at the University of Arizona in Tucson. While her career in art eventually came to a temporary halt while she raised her two children, she never lost interest in painting. When her children reached college age about 15 years ago, she returned to taking classes and began painting with a cadre of artists who regularly worked on location in the Palos Verdes area. Simanton considers it to be a fertile ground where she grew as an artist.