My Art Teacher Has Died

I had some bad news last week.

My art teacher for many years, passed away on November 24th at 91 years old.

Mary Lou Carraher was my teacher from the late 80's until around the early 2000's.

As a matter of fact, she taught my Son a bit about watercolor painting, while he was a elementary school student.

She was always happy painting and whenever we had a problem, she would pick up a brush and show how to make it happen. I remember having such a hard time with rocks and I learned how to make them three dimensional...via paint.

My life changed and it became harder and harder to get to the Monday night class. Especially since it takes awhile to get yourself set up and get your paints together. By the time that happened, it was 7:30PM and the class ended around 8:45PM. You were just getting into a groove and then had to shut down.

But I did miss it and I always wondered if she was still alive.

I am glad she had a long productive life.

Your legacy lives on, Mary Lou.

HERE are a few of the paintings I did with her. The flowers were definitely partly her work.

The photo that accompanies this post, is the Santa Clarita United Methodist Church, where she was a member. The paintings around the front of the altar, are hers.