Pat McKeen was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. Coming from a creative family, he was drawn to music at an early age, and has spent most of his life playing guitar and keyboards with local bands for fun and profit. Pat didn't get involved with graphic art until just a few years ago, when at the urging of his wife Kathleen Liggett he sat down to see if he could draw a pencil sketch of his oldest grandson. Much to his surprise and delight, the result was surprisingly good. He focused on pencil portraits of family members for about a year before branching out into other media.

Fixin' Gramma's Bike -pencil on mat board , 20 x 16 2nd place, 2002 Nebraska State Fair

Lief in Hat -pencil, 8 x 10

Thanks to his and his wife's affiliation with the Lincoln Artists' Guild (she is past president, he is past v.p.), Pat has been able to draw on the experience of his talented wife and many other fine artists for help, critiques, reference materials, and encouragement. For the past few years Pat has entered pieces in the Nebraska State Fair fine arts competition and won several awards.

Still Life with Tea Ball -pencil, 9x12, second place 2002 Nebraska State Fair

Cat Nap -acrylic 12 x 18, People's Choice Award Lincoln Artists' Guild Juried Show

"Dad" 2005