My first brush with watercolor began when a friend, who is my mentor and an accomplished artist, gave me a paint set. I liked it immediately and signed up for a watercolor class where I met artists who gathered weekly. In more recent years, my traditional art interests have developed into a passion for abstracts to include acrylics. Now retired, my time is split between Vermont and Florida which gives me an array of ever changing landscapes to paint. I live on Lake Champlain where every morning a new set of weather draws me in. Sunrise and sunsets are my...more