Gloria Miller Allen, AWS

Watercolors

I've lived in Idaho for over 30 years, though I spent my childhood in the Mid-West.   My first job was in the Litho Art Department of Hallmark Cards headquarters in Kansas City.  I was 18 years old, and I learned an incredible amount about color and value contrasts in painting.  After marriage, my husband and I moved to Corvallis, OR for his graduate program.  After a PhD, we moved our family of five to East Brunswick, New Jersey for about 5 years - then we moved to Idaho.  I have painted all my life, but out west it became more of a passion.  From Mid-America and from Coast to Coast I have enjoyed and struggled with paint.  

My latest good news is that my husband and I flew to New York City in April of 2006 to receive my signature membership in the American Watercolor Society (AWS).  That's been a big goal.

I 've not had collage training in art, but have had the privilege of taking workshops from some of the great American Watercolorists (most of whom are in the AWS).  I have painted thousands of paintings and knew that library books were gentle and knowledgeable teachers. I always considered my drawing-board my classroom, and  love the image of being a perpetual student.  Thousands of paintings become un-purchasable knowledge.  I am grateful that my life has allowed me to explore this watercolor world.

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