The classically trained artist makes hyper-modern works using ancient techniques Tracing her artistic lineage back to Michelangelo, Liz creates modern works steeped in tradition. Liz just returned from Paris where she devoted herself to mastering the centuries-old skills of painting in the classical tradition. Now in San Francisco, she continues to create paintings steeped in this canon while moving the dialog of fine art forward with a hyper-modern sensibility.