Exciting News: I Have Joined the Hoyt Arboretum Staff Community as a Watercolor Workshop Instructor.
https://www.hoytarboretum.org Last December, my son and I stayed at an AirBnb in Portland, Oregon for our annual Christmas celebration. Neither of us had ever been to Portland before. I was planning a move out of Alaska and closer to Northern California where my son resides. Portland seemed not too close and not too far away. It's about a nine hour drive between the two. While we were visiting, we went to Hoyt Arboretum for a short hike. I remember so clearly stopping at the gift store and hearing people happily chatting behind slightly ajar doors. I asked if there was a workshop going on as I also noted one of the participants, who dashed out for a snack, carrying a paintbrush in one hand. The volunteer cashier replied, "Yes, it's a watercolor workshop. It's sold out but we have one a couple times a year." I had this flash idea that perhaps one day I would lead such a workshop. The idea of teaching a watercolor workshop at the Hoyt stayed with me when I visited ...
