gail an Internationally known watercolor artist/instructor, who, by invitation, has served as an associate member of the Winsor & Newton Creative Artist Network of London, England, and has been invited to teach Watercolor Workshops in Canada, Europe, Guatemala, Central America and Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, South America. gail is locally known because of her many years she taught watercolor classes as a member of the faculty of Cheekwood-Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, at the Brentwood United Methodist Church and in downtown Nashville at Plaza Artists Materials. gail has been teaching weekly watercolor classes since 1995. She has judged local, regional and statewide art shows, including a statewide competition at the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville.

and her Watercolor Classes

Each session is made up of eight classes taught once a week, limited to 20 artists per class. Classes meet at Brentwood United Methodist Church, Brentwood, Tuesday mornings, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon and 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The Wednesday classes meet at Plaza Artist Materials, 633 Middleton Street, Nashville, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Brentwood and Nashville sessions are both ongoing. That is, as soon as one session of eight classes is completed another begins. The Brentwood classes are structured to serve artists of all skill levels from the very raw beginner to the most advanced. The Plaza classes serve the intermediate and advanced artists only. Classes include the study of: composition, perspective, value, color theory and application, and specific techniques. Some of the techniques gail teaches are: abstract open flow under paintings, disappearing purples, painting on Masa Paper, white on white, monotype paintings, let it flow, texturize your watercolors, portraits in watercolor, spirit paintings, and wax-resist Batik. Artists are encouraged to paint their own choice of subject matter, in their own style, at their own speed, all the while being challenged to work out of their comfort zone and having fun along the way. At the close of each class gail conducts a critique of the work of that day. Since 1995, in these classes and at her Workshops gail has done well over 28,000 individual critiques of student work. gail is known for her helpful, incisive, instructive, gracious critiques, which are appreciated by each artist. These are real learning experiences for the whole group and the most important part of the day!

and her Watercolor Workshops

gail has taught Watercolor Workshops on three continents and Central America. More than 1,000 artists from 36 different states, (including Alaska and Hawaii), the District of Columbia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, and South Korea, have studied with gail. Studying with gail exposes one to very interesting artists. Just being with them is itself a learning experience! There are no nicer people in the world than artists! gail was invited by the Directors of Art in Provence to teach a Workshop in Dieulefit, France in 2003. She was invited to teach two, five-day, back-to-back Watercolor Workshops at resorts on islands West of Vancouver, BC Canada, September/October 2006. gail was invited, by the directors of ‘Explore Amazing Places’, to teach an 11-day Watercolor Workshop, February 2008, in that Central American Country. February 2011 gail was invited to South America to teach a Workshop in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. For years, gail taught Watercolor Workshops on Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico. September 2009, gail taught her tenth and eleventh workshops on Ghost Ranch.

as a Teacher of Teachers

Over the years of teaching watercolor classes, both in group settings and in private one-on-one, gail has taught many public schools teachers as well as those teachers who teach their own classes and Workshops. Several public school teachers have taken gail’s classes to fulfill their Continuing Education Requirements. In September 2006 the head of the art department of a large Houston, Texas High School, joined gail at the Ghost Ranch Workshop to study with her and received Continuing Education Credits. gail was invited by the Williamson County School System to present a Professional Development Workshop to their elementary visual arts teachers November 4, 2008.