Tom Maakestad works and lives in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, where he has maintained a studio for the past 25 years. Raised among a neighborhood of farmers and surrounded by a vibrant artistic and intellectual community in Northfield, Minnesota, Tom has always been drawn to the hills and valleys of this lush, Midwestern region. His oil paintings have been exhibited both nationally and internationally and he is represented by Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.