Letitia was born and educated in
Pennsylvania, she graduated from Penn State University - Bachelor of Science in
Education.
She is a Signature member of the Nevada
Watercolor Society
Offices held:
Treasurer
Western Federation Representative
First Vice President
Member of the Boulder City Art Guild
Offices held:
President
Member of the Art League of Alexandria
Member of the Louisville Fine Art Association
Member of the Arvada Art Guild
Member of the Colorado Watercolor Society
I was first attracted to watercolor through
the door of calligraphy. The two expressions seemed to go hand in
hand. The more calligraphic styles I learned, the more lay out and design
I learned, the more I knew I needed to learn watercolor.
The opportunity to learn watercolor came in 1985 through the
local team teachers, Viki Richardson and MaryJo Harding. I took their
beginner class in 1985, 1987, and 1989. Painting six weeks every other
year certainly did little to advance my ability as a watercolorist!
In 1990, I started taking watercolor workshops. The
adolescent years of any growth process are difficult. There is a lot of
pulling and stretching... a lot of whining too. Like an adolescent, I was
testing new ideas and new techniques; pushing against my limitations
(whining a lot); failing a lot and succeeding some. Each workshop was like
a port-of-call, bringing to me knowledge and technique. Out in the depths
the "new stuff" was tested and either thrown over board as useless, or
applied like a lifesaver.
Painting is a journey, and that journey has become the
destination. There is delight in the painting; adventure in the process;
joy in the finished work.
I am indebted to each instructor's contribution to my
knowledge and growth, to each patron who enjoys the finished work and especially
to Abba Father, who knit into me the desire to paint.
