On the hunt

Penny Parker was born in November 1946 in Denver, Colorado, USA. The family had five children, Penny is the eldest. From early childhood she loved nature, drew horses and other animals with pencils and a pen. In 1980, her grandmother took her to an oil painting class, where she studied for about a year. Because of her love for animals, Penny took a job at the Denver Zoo. She photographed and drew sketches from nature, studied the habits of animals. In 1998, she discovered computer graphics. She paints on the computer just like she paints on canvas or paper.