Raised in New Jersey and New England, Ted Goerschner's earliest art influence was his 8th grade teacher. His father was also an artist, so it was very natural for him to follow in his footsteps. Ted Goerschner loves the freedom of being an artist and the people and the places that he is able to visit. Years of studies, observations, challenges, successes and lessons permeate the walls of his studio, a telling picture of an artist's life long commitment to perfection-transferring nature onto canvas. The artist attended the Art Student's League in New York; The Newark School of Industrial Art, New Jersey, and the University of Florida in Tampa, Florida. His publications have won many distinguished awards and appear in many public and private collections.