Lisa started her art education in the early 80's at the Philadelphia College of Art. Believing that it is good for a painter to know how to paint representational art she studied in the summers at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Ultimately she graduated from the Corcoran College of Art & Design in Washington, DC. As well as being a painter, Lisa owns a company, Pete's Hankies, which are small batch, hand dyed and printed napkins and handkerchiefs.