Ethel Christensen was raised on a farm in Minnesota by grandparents. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with degrees in art. She has been an active painter all her life...view moreEthel Christensen was raised on a farm in Minnesota by grandparents. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with degrees in art. She has been an active painter all her life, exhibiting widely in the U. S. and Canada. Her professional life involved teaching art at all levels from kindergarten to University. She has a daughter, a son-in-law, and two brilliant grandsons.view less