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AVIATION & ARTISTRY Jeff Krausert’s life journey of pursuing two passions

BY GABBY LEIGHTON

Jeff Krausert is one of the lucky people to pursue both of his life’s passions: aviation and art. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Krausert’s love for the arts began as a hobby in middle school. He started with sketching and painting, which then advanced to studying cartooning and oil painting. “I became art editor for the school newspaper as well as the yearbook staff where I designed and sketched my senior yearbook in 1974,” Krausert says. He then went on to major in fine art, pursuing oil painting and studying art history at University of Minnesota. “My biggest influences were Norman Rockwell, and cartoonist Mort Drucker. I find Norman Rockwell's work most compelling and fascinating, and I use his painterly style in my portraits and caricature sketches,” Krausert says. After graduating in 1979, he switched gears to pursue a career in aviation, joining the Air Force in 1980 and serving a successful 20-year career before retiring from Air Force One in 2001. Though he had aviation on the mind, his love for art never faded. “Throughout my flying career in the Air Force, I was continuously producing artwork for various squadrons, high-ranking leadership, the White House, and Air Force One,” Krausert says. “I painted aviation wall murals, designed T-shirts, logos, Air Force One Christmas cards and caricatures for retiring White House military staff personally signed by sitting presidents.” He also won first place in the USAF Artist Craftsman Competition with his Native American wood carvings. Upon leaving the Air Force, Krausert went back and forth between his two passions. He flew for Prince Bandar bin Sultan (Saudi Ambassador to the United States) before retiring from flying in 2005 to open an art gallery in Charlottesville, Virginia. But his retirement didn’t last long as he was soon up in the air again, this time relocating to the Valley to serve as Scottsdale-based Discount Tire founder Bruce Halle’s chief pilot in 2006. His love for two industries finally collided, as he also worked as Halle’s design/portrait artist, producing numerous portraits, illustrations, logos and aircraft paint schemes. “The greatest highlight, and most special part of my career were the years I worked closely with Bruce T. Halle, owner of Discount Tire, who, aside from leading his successful company, was an avid art collector,” Krausert says. “Through the many portraits and design work he commissioned, he personally involved himself in the creative process, guiding me with a focus on quality and attention to detail, helping me produce a body of work I never thought possible.” These days, Krausert mostly does commissioned oil portraits, paintings, sketches, and caricatures. For more information or to purchase or commission art, email jeffreykrausert@aol.com.

Located in the heart of Scottsdale, Nuvell Clinics is the Premier Cosmetic Laser Center in the United States. What makes this clinic unique is that they just don’t have one device for all patients, they have 35 different laser systems and close to 100 interchangeable headpieces so they can choose the device that’s right for each individual patient to achieve life changing results.

Led and founded by Board Certified Dermatologist Dr. Shelly Friedman, Nuvell Clinics offers a variety of female rejuvenation procedures to help restore intimacy, aesthetic and proper function of the vagina in addition to offering the very latest in Body Contouring and Facial Rejuvenation.

“What separates us from the typical medspa is our ability to treat almost any skin imperfections and all skin types from light to dark, as well as reversing the signs of aging” states Dr. Shelly Friedman.

Under the direction of Dr. Friedman, nationally recognized Certified Laser Trainer Eric Jantze, medical director and Nurse Practitioner Dr. Ashleigh Ortega, and Licensed Aesthetician and Certified Laser Technician Rumur Stamps, Nuvell Clinics offers cosmetic laser treatments that can enhance a person’s life. Meeting the specialized health and wellness needs of women is at the heart of Nuvell Clinic’s mission as the team takes an approach that provides the most comprehensive opportunities. “I believe in treating patients holistically and not just relying on symptoms,” says Dr. Ortega. The clinic not only performs laser rejuvenation treatments, the staff also trains physicians and laser technicians through their in-house NALA Institute.

Popular treatments include the FemiLift and the O-Shot, known more commonly as the orgasm shot, to help with cell development in the vaginal tissues. Vaginal rejuvenation may sound intimidating, but both of these procedures are comfortable and quick. Dr. Friedman and his team’s commitment to the highest standards of patient care is reflected in the superior quality of

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Nuvell Clinics also offers a variety of noninvasive services, including facial rejuvenation, body sculpting, wrinkle reduction and cellulite treatment. All of Nuvell’s treatments are clinical grade and deliver real results.

The list of lasers Nuvell Clinics has available for procedures include: Venus Viva for Radiofrequency Ablative Resurfacing, Vivace Fractional Micro-Needle Radiofrequency, Alma RF Pixel, LaseMD Thulium, Venus Legacy Skin Tightening & Cellulite Reduction, Cool Sculpting, Cool Tone, hair reduction lasers, Tattoo Removal, and more.

“Most patients around the country are being undertreated, but at Nuvell Clinics we can achieve patient’s goals much faster with the combination of our technology and multiple years of experience” says Advanced Training Instructor Eric Jantze.

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