After retiring from architectural practice in 2005 and moving to Hendersonville in the mountains of western North Carolina, I studied watercolor painting with Sue Archer, AWS, NWS; Sterling Edwards, CSPW, TWSA;  James Scott Morrison, NWS and Ian Ramsay.  I currently serve on the Board of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina and am also a member of the Southern Watercolor Society.  I have enjoyed acceptance into numerous juried exhibitions and have been fortunate to receive a number of awards.