"A person’s appearance comes across not just in how they look, but how they move and even how their attitude radiates into the space around them. That depth of history and emotion below the surface is something I don’t get from objects or places, and it makes people endlessly fascinating for me.” Radstrom studied drawing and painting at Watts Atelier California. The methods practiced in atelier schools are based on meticulous renaissance traditions of masterful realism. She then attended Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL, earning a BFA in Illustration. Radstrom says, "Illustration is all about bringing ideas to life - it is art created to clearly convey specific meaning." Radstrom currently creates contemporary realism out of her studio in Berlin, Germany. "While I am a part of a centuries-old tradition of artists depicting the human form, I also want my art to respond to the time in which I live. I am inspired by photographic effects, specifically the manipulation of exposure to create images that look 'real', but contain more than a single still image. In choosing poses, I focus on nuances of body language and expression. It is important to me that the people are presented realistically, showing unidealized beauty and what I think of as a modern sense of confidence in candid moments. I hope that when you stand in front of a piece you can feel the presence of the person depicted."