Morgan Lyons is a realist oil painter from Chicago. She paints primarily from life, and her work consists of portraits, landscapes, and figurative subjects. She is a recent graduate from the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, where she studied in depth the history and the discipline of classical painting and drawing. Her ultimate goal is to capture, through her paintings, the feeling of being present with a person or a place. Having recently returned home, she hopes to spread her interest and knowledge of classical art with people in her city who are interested in advancing their artistic skills.