Raised on a wheat farm in Romania, Alexa Kelemen learned early to appreciate the dramatic color changes evoked by the changing seasons.
At the age of six, she was given a set of pastels and an elaborate sketching pad by her mother, and set out each day during her lunch hour to sketch a different aspect of their farm. Her talent flourished, and her intrinsic knowledge of light sources and color subtleties distinguished her from other art students throughout her adolescence.
Kelemen began he
