I'm a watercolor artist and creative writer living in New England. I am self-taught, although I come from a family of South Texas artists. My graduate degree is in creative writing, which I feel is an extension of my art. My work these days are mostly florals but some contain the flavor of the southwest that I adore, while others are seascapes from coastal Maine. From time-to-time I also paint portraits -- mostly of my children and family members whom I know well, but I can handle the occasional stranger in a pinch. I work solely in watercolor, sometimes...more