Howard Behrens Born in Chicago in 1933, Howard Behrens is the master of the palette knife technique. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a masters degree in Fine Art in 1962. Instead of going to Johns Hopkins as planned, he went to work for the Government Printing Office (GPO) as Chief Artist. Upon leaving the GPO, he began painting full-time for a living. Howard began his experimentation with the palette knife in 1976. In 1981, he entered the art world with a one-man show. Today, Howard lives with his wife Judy in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. They spend about half the year traveling to places that he loves to paint. He captures the color, light, and romance of sunlight. Recently, Howard visited France to pay homage to Monet at Giverny. He created his own series of water lilies, in his own style. Howard was an official artist for the Winter Olympics 2002 in Salt Lake City, and his works were recently acquired by several museums.