Artist Bio

Brandy Lyda

Artist Bio:

Brandy was born in Denver Colorado, but grew up all over the state of Oregon. A full time student as well as, a full time mother, Brandy also has other artistic interests. These interests include baking, collage, tattoo art and mixed media. Her true passion, however, is to become a special effects makeup artist.

            Brandy Lyda believes that beauty is art, and her mission is to inspire the world through art. In the near future she plans to attend Beauty College to obtain skills in makeup and hair. She plans to finish her schooling with an arts school that gives her further knowledge in special effects makeup. Until then she is creating art through mixed media and erasure poems, but has also been known to work with acrylic, charcoal and watercolor. She will finish her Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree from Umpqua Community College in the winter 2015.

Brandy Lyda is currently living in Roseburg, Oregon, with her two kids, boyfriend, and tortoise.