During her early years in Hong Kong, Helen Tse studied under several renowned Chinese watercolor masters. Following a basic education in Canada, she moved to Orange County, California, where she has won numerous awards at juried shows and competitions. Her work has been represented in many private collections, local museums, galleries, and national shows.

Thomas Needham of Appling, GA, is a graduate of California's renowned Art Center College of Design with a double major in Advertising and Illustration. He has received numerous honors and awards for his watercolor, oil, and acrylic paintings. Thomas says, I bring vivid imagination to my work and a tremendous love of form and grace. It's through my art that I share the beauty, awe, and mystery of what lies before our eyes.

www.thomasneedham.com

Nancy Wylie is a realist painter working in watercolor, pastels, and oils. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in art education and a minor in outdoor education. She devotes her professional talents to painting full time, teaching workshops, giving critiques, and jurying shows locally and nationally.

www.nywylie.com

Deb Watson is an award-winning, self-taught artist who works in watercolor and oil. Her paintings are a unique combination of precise detail with loose, glowing color. Following a career as a nurse, Deb began painting full-time, and her work has been accepted into national juried exhibitions and featured in several national magazines. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the Watercolor USA Honor Society, and past president of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. Deb maintains an active YouTube channel of watercolor painting tutorials, with more than 6,000 subscribers and a combined total of 385,545 views on her five most popular videos. She is the author of Walter Foster's Watercolor Basics and a contributing author of The Art of Watercolor Painting and The Art of Painting Animals (July 2015). www.debwatsonart.com

Ronald Pratt is an associate member of the National Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Association, and a member of several San Francisco Bay Area art groups. His award-winning paintings are proudly displayed in homes and galleries around the world.

www.ronaldpratt.com

Books by Thomas Needham