Alix Home Portraits: Fine art home watercolor portraits from photos: About the Artist

Alix was raised on a 2nd generation family ranch outside Sacramento, California. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Applied Art and Design at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in 1980.

Over the next five years Alix held design positions from Monterey to San Francisco for Sunset Magazine, Chronicle Books and Digital Research among others.

In 1985 she embarked on a 17-year career in high technology. Retiring from Nintendo gaming during 2002.

Today, Alix and her husband live and work in the lakeside community of Kirkland near Seattle Washington. She commits all her time to watercolor, gardening, and community activities.

Mrs Despard started painting home portraits to preserve memories of older homes. Her first home portrait was a gift to a friend and neighbor, from this gift her commissions grew as word of her capabilities spread.