Artist & Teacher

Watercolor Paintings by Carolyn Emerson and Her Students

Exhibit dates: June 6 – July 28, 2019
Opening reception: Thursday, June 6, 5-7pm

An extraordinary watercolorist, Carolyn Emerson is also an inspiring teacher who has touched the lives of many. A Connecticut native, she moved to Virginia in the 1980s when Orange County schools had no elementary art program. Seeing the need, she volunteered to set up and teach art for grades 4-6 at Lightfoot Elementary, offered a weekly after school watercolor exploration for Lightfoot’s teachers, and taught lessons in her home. Carolyn has since returned to New England. This exhibit will be a reunion for Carolyn and her students, and an example to us all of what a difference one particular teacher can make.

Students:
Diana Anderton
Jedy Baker
Buzzy Benton
Carolyn Beverly
Gretchen Pace Blickle
Willie Wood Biscoe
Share Brill
Susan Brooking
Nora Brooking Coleman
Barbara Collins
Darlene Crawford
Kathy Goldbeck
India Hill
Kristen Brooking Knies
Judy McKee
Karen McMahon
Lael Neale
Jim Oliver
Judy Peterson
Edie Pierce
Mike Popik
Maria Pace Purcell
Peggy Rower
Mary Southerland
Kate Shumate

Above, left to right: “Morning Pursuits” and “Mildred” watercolors by Carolyn Emerson. More at: www.carolynemersonwatercolors.com