Dahlov Ipcar (née Zorach; Nov. 12, 1917 – Feb.10, 2017); American painter, illustrator and author. Best known for her colorful, kaleidoscopic-styled paintings featuring animals – primarily in either farm or wild settings. Born in Windsor, VT, the younger of two children, to parents William and Marguerite Zorach. Raised in Greenwich Village, NYC; attended the City and Country School, Caroline Pratt's famous progressive school; and grew up surrounded by bohemian influences. Encouraged by her parents, she started painting at a very young age. She briefly attended Oberlin, dropping out after only one semester, frustrated with the academic restrictions on her artistic expression. In 1936, at 19, Dahlov married Adolph Ipcar, a young man hired to tutor her in math for her college tests. They spent that year in New York City, with Adolph working as a math tutor while Dahlov taught art two days a week. The following winter, they decided to move into the extra farm house on her parents' property in Georgetown, Maine, and started a farm of their own. They became modern-day subsistence farmers: growing their own food, raising animals and their two sons, and selling eggs and milk on the side for extra money. Dahlov continued painting throughout her life as both a source of pleasure and income. She also wrote 4 fantasy novels, wrote and/or illustrated numerous children's books, and crafted 3-dimensional cloth sculptures. Her marriage lasted until 2003, when Adolph died at 98 after a brief illness. Dahlov died on February 10, 2017, at the age of 99.... [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlov_Ipcar] Ipcar never never studied art or illustration formally: I was surrounded by art and I just naturally did it,” she says. “[My son] Charlie says I’m my parents’ great experiment. They went to proper art schools, both of them. And then when the Modern Art movement came along, they said they had to unlearn everything they learned... [http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/163494856861] undefined

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