I love being creative - acrylics, watercolors, and photography are my most used media.
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www.cathypelleart.com My mother loved to sketch and paint,
and together we would draw fashion designs as well as paint watercolor landscapes. In junior high, I began taking formal art
classes and later pursued training in oil painting. In college, I maj
ored in biology and used my artistic skills to illustrate my lab notebooks. This skill also proved useful illustrating my own scientific publications and instructional
materials. I found that capturing the minute details of living beings gave me a new respect for the
diversity of life and the intriguing adaptations displayed in nature. It was also an
important way to relax, go inward, and then artistically express the spirit of living beings
as I saw and felt them. As life became busy with children and career, I pivoted to photography. I have one
published photograph from a biological field experience in Costa Rica that appeared in
the book Community Colleges: A Century of Success. As a retired community college president, I have come full circle, sketching and painting
life around me. With time and maturity, I have developed a great deal more patience
and freedom in the way I capture the spirits of my subjects.