06/16/2026
It’s my birthday week. I was looking back on my life and realized I started painting with watercolor exactly 25 years ago! I remember getting 12 commissions the summer of 2001. Oil paint became very messy with my toddler and also toxic during my second pregnancy. I realized that I needed to change mediums while being a mom and slowly stopped painting with oil.
I created Averil’s Watercolor Workshop in 2009 and became an Encore Artist for Art-Reach in Philadelphia. Now I am an online educator and take the workshop to The National Constitution Center!
It’s been a very rewarding experience and I still have a long way to go! Cheers to 25 years!