• I’ve been painting watercolors for over 25 years. I have a studio in my home in Hillsboro, Oregon having moved here from Kalispell, Montana in 1986. When I paint, time stands still; I guess it is because it doesn’t occur to me to look at a clock. All my thoughts center on the next brush stroke. I dab my brush in color, try a touch to test and then lay a bold stroke on paper and marvel at the results. Some times I stand back and say in wonder, ‘how did I do that:’ and sometimes, in a lower voice, I say, ‘oh no, how did I do that!’