Monica Esposito, born in Denver in 1978, is a working artist as well as a registered nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. She moved to Texas with her family as a child and lived there for many years, although Colorado was always called home. As a young woman, Monica frequently visiting the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth and was exposed to many artistic visionaries of the west, including Georgia O’Keeffe. Monica returned to Colorado in 2001 after receiving her degree in Fine Arts, Painting, from the University of Texas. Although her focus as a young painter was on the human figure at University of Texas, she quickly turned to the western landscape for her inspiration. Monica paints in plein air to find inspiration for her larger studio pieces. She credits the art and life of Georgia O’Keeffe as one of her strongest influences.