Noel SkibaNoel Skiba is an award-winning impressionistic painter and instructor, and fourth-generation artist. Born and raised in Alpena, Michigan, she began painting at age two. She visited Mackinac Island as a five-year-old Girl Scout and fell in love. Even hen, she knew she would find her home on the island.Noel has won numerous awards, including the Lilac Festival PosterAward (five times), Celebration at the Grand Art Award, Harbor Springs Arts Festival Poster Award, Key West Schooners Wharf Best of Show, Rockford Art in the Park Best of Show, and numerous others. She has also created art for the Murdick's Fudge seasonal and holiday boxes.Noel's work can be seen in the Ford Presidential Museum and the Michigan House of Representatives. She paints live at the Kentucky Derby and at US monuments. She has traveled the world over from Paris to Mexico and Guatemala to Norway, inspired by God's gifts andcapturing moments in time with her paintbrush.You can catch Noel painting in her waterfront studio and gallery or on location around Mackinac Island, northern Michigan, or in the Florida Keys asshe travels with her husband, Tom Kingman, a horseman, trainer, and carpenter. Her son, Paul, raised on the island, is also an artist and travels to the island often with his wife, Jess.Learn more about Noel and see her work at noelskiba.com. Read More Read Less