Allen H. Matteson has been an artist for most all of his life.  He has a BA in fine art from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.  Allen values art education greatly; he not only teaches but is regularly a student too – having attended workshops by such nationally known master artists as Skip Lawrence and Theodore Villa. Allen has many interests, and his art work in various forms is in private collections across the country.  In addition to the classes he teaches at Sagebrushers, Allen has been a volunteer art teacher at Westside Village Magnet School, a public elementary school in Bend, for the past two years.