Transparent Watercolor is my favorite medium for over 25 years. Mind you, I did not have the time to paint continuously during that time but have been fortunate to paint much more in the past 10 years. It is still amazing and a joy to me seeing the colors mingle freely when applied to wet or damp paper or any other suitable surface. Most of my paintings are done in a realistic/traditional style but working on an abstracted or non-objective subject matter is a must; it helps me not to get bored or stagnant and lets me grow as an artist. A few years ago I took a watercolor and collage workshop with Gerald Brommer, that also kept me busy looking for textured oriental papers to use with my watercolors. Mostly I do not take a lot of workshops but the few that I have taken – also a workshop given by Cheng-Khee Chee on different types of watercolor techniques painted on various surfaces and a pastel workshop on figures by Margaret Dyer – have opened new doors for me. I am a juried Member of the Watercolor Society of Alabama, a member of  Experimental Artists of America (EAA), a member of (HAL) Huntsville Art League where I exhibit regularly, live and work in Huntsville, AL together with my husband of many years and a dog; our Labrador loves it when I spend time in my studio because it always is a happy day for both of us.