Grace Gaard is a contributor to our series, Voices of the Platte. She is born and raised in Omaha, NE with a love of all things nature related. Her artistic skills have developed over time with practice in paying close attention to the details around her. Her love of landscapes and animals is apparent in her work, which is represented by gouache, watercolor, acrylic paintings and pen and graphite drawings. Grace works with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission educating the public about the importance of conservation in Nebraska, and in her free time loves adventuring with her husband and two dogs in the outdoors.