I'm a California native & now call Austin Texas my home.
I love the ocean, the great outdoors & animals.
During my childhood, I worked in stables to earn horse-riding privileges! My favorite trails were in the Griffith Park mountains behind the famous Hollywood Sign.
My grandmother and her father were fine art painters.
My creative expression growing up was making candles, beading necklaces, macramé, sketching (poorly, since I can't draw), and making handmade homes for my numerous pets.
I met my husband while attending Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo CA. We married, had 2 sons, and I started my career in obstetrical nursing.
We moved to Gilroy, CA and filled our ranch home with horses, dogs, cats, birds, bunnies, and any animal our sons brought home.
Fast forward 20 years. My husband's employment brings us to Pepperell, MA. I retired early and followed my creative heart.
Starting with a ceramic studio in "The Picker Building" in Nashua, NH, I created ceramic art and sold pieces at a gift shop in Pepperell.
While volunteering at the Pepperell Senior Center, I saw a fantastic painting of a colorful Rooster! It was painted by Mauricio Puente Sr., who hosted a weekly paint group, so I joined it.
Mauricio & I became great friends during the two years before my husband's career brought us to Texas. I am forever in debt to Mauricio, my friend & mentor, for being the springboard for my becoming a watercolor artist.
(photo of Mauricio Puente Sr. & Carlin)
My style is impressionism; I paint the feel of a scene, not specific details. I want my painting to invite you in and allow your imagination to fill in the story :-)