This Wednesday was the monthly Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society meeting. It was “out with the old and in with the new” as we installed a new president and paid tribute to our out-going president, Sandy Maudlin, whom some of you know.
I was in Sandy’s first watercolor class she taught in this area, so I’ve known her many years and have watched her grow as an artist and a teacher.
Some years ago she was invited to give a workshop in Savannah, GA and she invited me and another friend to go along to act as “go fers”. (What the heck – a free trip to Savannah – I’m in!!) I can still remember sitting her paintings up around the room and being absolutely amazed at the progression they represented. There were the paintings I had admired a few years before alongside her more recent endeavors – it was like watching an evolution - just amazing!
While I will probably never achieve the same level of art that Sandy has, I can now see that same progression in my own paintings!
No matter where our lives take us, my thanks to her for opening up my world in ways I could never have imagined all those years ago.
And, by the way, congrats to our new “Madame President”, Shirley Knollman, who I know will do a great job. Shirley is energetic and gregarious and will make the next two years of the GCWS a fun ride!
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Thanks, Deb, for the kind words. And you have no problem 'attaining' artistic status. Your caseins are just incredible. Just don't leave the watercolor out 'cause you have a really beautiful way of making the colors flow.
I'm very glad you enjoy teaching, too. It's so fulfilling to see people create beauty, as you do!
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