Watercolor painting on paper, original image - photo.

21 x 17

After retiring from a career as an Architect, Judy Rowe began pursuing painting watercolor more seriously. She has entered paintings into multiple shows and received several awards recognizing her talent. Her experiences as an architect are integral to skills that inform her paintings: mastery of drawing techniques, a good sense of composition/color and refined critical thinking skills. WAT

This couple was having coffee outside Market Hall in Rockridge. The orange wall provides the perfect backdrop and leaves us wondering what they are discussing. The artist's watercolors straddle a fine line between illustration and painting, by creating a sense of dynamic realism without doing true photo-realism.