Chris TolmanColored Pencil Artist
Chris Tolman
Chris and her husband live in Bemidji, MN, where Chris graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in Elementary Education. Chris enjoys the outdoors and started her own non-profit organization called “The Nature Connection” in 2015 where she provides educational programming with live birds of prey.
Chris currently works full time at “The Forest History Center” in Grand Rapids, as the Adventure Educator. She loves spending time canoeing, kayaking, birdwatching, fishing, and snowshoeing, and many other outdoor activities. Chris discovered colored pencil art a few years ago and fell in love with the level of detail and realism that could be achieved with this medium. She was hooked and hasn’t looked back. She loves sharing her passion for nature through art and teaching.