Lydia is a California native and resides in San Diego.

She has been drawing and working commissioned design projects most all her life. During a career with a major communications company Lydia studied art and design at Art Center College of Design supplemented by art courses at community colleges. She later attended the Laguna Beach School of art and also worked toward the Certificate in Graphic Design at UCSD Extension, San Diego, California.

In 1985 she had gallery representation in La Jolla, Coronado, Julian and San Diego. She also had 2 one person shows awarded to her at the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park.

In 1991 and the next 10 years, she took a break in fine art to establish and maintain her graphic design business, Zip Chip Graphics.

Lydia currently enjoys sketching and painting plein air but also spends time in her studio, working in watercolor, oil, pen and ink, and dabbling in cartooning.

She is a member of the Museum of the Living Artist - The San Diego Art Institute, San Diego Watercolor Society, The Escondido Arts Partnership and the North County Society of Fine Arts (NCSFA).

She is Sketch and Paint Out Chairman for the NCSFA which holds informal sketch and paint outs once a month. Please email Lydia at crzing@cox.net for a schedule.

April, 2007
North County Society of Fine Arts Membership Show
2nd Place for
"Julian"
Oil

March, 2007
San Diego Art Institute Monthly Juried Show
"Lake Poway "
Oil
Juried into 1 foot and under show.

February, 2007
Escondido Arts Partnership Show, Local Color
2nd Place for
"I Liked His Hair"
Oil
Car Troubles was also juried into this show. The show runs Feb. 8th - March 24th, 2007.

January, 2007
"House by Old Poway Park"
Accepted into the San Diego Watercolor Society Membership Juried show

October, 2006
2nd Place Watercolor
Lawn Bowlers 5
Old Ramona Hotel Gallery Juried Show
Ramona, CA

April, 2006
2nd Place, Viewers Choice Award
San Diego Hospice Group Show
San Diego, CA
La Jolla, Oil

August, 2005
1st Place Oil Technique,"Pacific Beach"
2nd Place Watercolor Technique, "Packing it Up".
North County Society of Fine Arts Exhibition
Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, CA

1988 First Place Watercolor, Fallbrook Art Association
1986 Recognition Award, Chaffey Community Art Association
1985 Second Place Watercolor, Fallbrook Art Association

Expressions 2006
San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care Calendar
Painting: Lawn Bowlers 4 selected for publication

Artist's Sketchbook Magazine
December, 2005
Article on artists that make their own Christmas cards

Artist's Sketchbook Magazine
October, 2005
Featured Artist in Open Book Section
PP 12-16