Crystal Obeidzinski is a fairly young aspiring artist who was born and raised in the state of Louisiana. She received her Bachelors in Fine Art from Louisiana State University. Crystal grew up in a household full of talent, beginning with her mother, Brenda, as well as her brother, Chad, both having exceptional painting talents; also her sister, April, and other brother, Judd, are innovative musicians; while lastly and maybe most inspiringly, her father, Russell, is a hardworking carpenter. Crystal is a mixed media painter who works primarily on recycled wood. She obtains old doors and windows, with which she strips down and paints the center. She strives to achieve an overall sense of abstract unity. Within that are multiple ambiguous images, and together working with the abstraction, an eyecatching intriguing painting emerges. These paintings portray the strong feeling and obsession she seems to have with the eccentric city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Whether these images appear to be blatent or subtle the overpowering precise sense of New Orleans shines through with great success.