Although Colleen Fawcett is not new to the field of art, having taught elementary school art classes 30 years ago and currently using art in her work as a psychotherapist, creating original watercolor paintings is new for her. While on vacation in Maine she bought a small travel watercolor set on Monhegan Island and found the process of painting immensely enjoyable. The exploration of color in nature and how it changes throughout the day is fascinating yet frustrating because she cannot paint fast enough to capture enough accuracy of place, color, and light. She uses photographs to help with this challenge. Although she has always appreciated being immersed in the nature, painting has provided deeper observation and appreciation. Having raised two children, Gavin, and Ben, while working two jobs for the past 25 years, she now has the most awesome luxury of some free time. As she continues in her private psychotherapy practice, she and her husband Scott have filled much of their free time together with new adventures aboard a beautiful blue vessel, that they named Orabelle, which means beautiful seacoast. They are learning and doing all aspects of boating from engine repair and maintenance, to navigation, to keeping their boat ship-shape for their travels. And from this vessel they have new vantage points, and she paints along the way. She feels fortunate to have found another activity that will provide an entire lifetime of learning and discovery.
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