Artist Statement for Peggy Fare

Since retiring from a career in interior decorating, Peggy Fare has devoted her full attention to painting and teaching watercolor. Her transparent watercolor paintings are included in corporate and private collections throughout the United States of America.

She has a B.A. Degree from
Arizona State University,
and has studied watercolor with nationally known watercolorists, such as Jan Kunz, and Jo Taylor.

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A resident of Nacogdoches, Texas, Kathleen was originally an oil painter but switched to watercolor six years ago and has never looked back. She received a BFA from the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts and a Master’s of Art Education from the University of Georgia. She has painted in workshops under watercolorists such as Frank Webb, Jan Kunz, and Janet Rogers. Her style ranges from representational to abstract with a focus on mood and shadow. She is a member of Watercolor East Texas (WET), the Lufkin Art Guild (LAG), and the Southwest Watercolor Society (SWS). She has been awarded 2nd place, the Reese Kennedy Memorial Award, the Daniel Smith Award, and honorable mention in the annual juried WET shows in 2003-2006. Her painting “Sunflowers” was exhibited in the 2005 SWS show, and in 2007 she received 1st place from the Lufkin Art Guild for her painting “Rockport Harbor”.

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As an 8th grade language arts teacher, Carolyn Rorie strongly believed in “putting the art back into language arts.” She incorporated painting activities and drawing pictures of literary elements in stories and novels into her curriculum. After retiring several years ago, she decided to pursue her interest in art and settled on watercolor as her medium. Carolyn has studied with Jan Kunz, Janet Rogers, and Peggy Fare. In 2007, she was awarded first place in the 23rd annual WET juried exhibit for her painting, “Autumn with Attitude.”

My inspiration: To me, working in watercolor is almost as spiritual as sitting in a quiet garden on a cool spring day.

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