 Raised in Minneapolis, Liepke
decided to attend the Art Center College in Los Angeles. His artistic
aspirations, however, encountered roadblocks. He hungered for classical
training rather than the conceptual ideas being taught. He then decided to move
to New York. This decision would be the impetus for his meteoric career rise.
"When I moved to New York, I started going to museums and learning from
all the great artists... Velazquez, Whistler, Chase, Vuillard, Sorolla and
others. I learned color and composition and technique. 1 realized that their
work was my kind of work. They were my heroes, so I became their student".
In a new artistic endeavor; that of original lithography, Liepke has once
again mastered a most difficult medium. Choosing to work on the same Voirin
lithographic presses as Toulouse Lautrec did centuries before, Liepke has
hand-drawn each of the plates necessary to complete these important images. The
works reveal Liepke's sensitivity and elegance which are enhanced by the grace
of the lithographic medium.
Since 1979, Liepke has become a well-respected name in both the fine art and
illustrative fields. His paintings have been exhibited with such prestigious
organizations as The National Academy of Design, The American Watercolor
Society, The Pastel Society of America, Allied Artists, The National Arts Club
and The Hudson Valley Arts Association.
His art has also appeared on the covers of Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune
and Sports Illustrated..
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