Gretchen Pulley Gretchen Jewell Pulley grew up in Minnesota, where she earned a degree in education from Macalester College. While teaching, and later raising a family plus participating in the broadcasting business with her husband, Mel, her interest in art was expressed in various mediums. Gretchen Watercolor captured her heart after she and her husband retired from the business world and purchased a beach home in Florida. In the span of eight years she has presented four, one-person art exhibits. She has been juried into Watercolor U.S.A., a national watercolor competition, for two consecutive years. She has won several "people's choice" awards and was recently awarded first place in the "Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, Florida" annual art competition. She has studios in her beach cottage in Florida and at her summer home in the foothills of the Missouri Ozarks. Gretchen is a member of the Polk County Artists Association and the Missouri Watercolor Society. For the past six years, she has been the facilitator for an annual watercolor workshop taught by Florida artists, Robert and Sharon Long. Her work is in galleries and private collections internationally. Gretchen paints in a realistic style of subjects mainly from nature including birds, botanicals and landscapes. Her style is her own, with influence and inspiration from many artists, instructors, friends and family. Navigation Home Page Florida Artists Search by Media Slide Show Favored Links Info & Feedback About Our Pages Gift Shop Bookstore Ordering Info Featured Artist Tidbits E-Mail Site Search Click Here to request info on any of this artist's pieces! "As long as I can remember, I have incorporated my love of art in everything I have done. It has been my great escape, transporting me to another place, making the ordinary into something special. Whether it was including illustrations in a school assignment, designing clothes for our three daughters, making our home a beautiful, well balanced and peaceful place, gardening or observing the world around me. When I discovered the world of watercolor, I was able to express my love of beauty, and design in God's magnificent creation in a magical way. When I create a painting, it is as if something from within me is born. It is a gift, which fills me with awe and unspeakable pleasure. It lifts me up. To create a painting of worth, I need to be with it from the beginning and the subject must be something I truly love. It must be mine from the inception . . . something in nature or objects, which I have seen, experienced and loved. The gift of painting, not only gives me joy and peace, but the thrill of bringing happiness to those who view my art. The fact that my artwork will be a part of someone's home . . . part of their surroundings . . . part of their lives, is awe inspiring, and humbling." Questions??? Order by Phone!!! Call now - 954-428-9610 OPEN EDITION PRINTS AND Open EDITION GICLEES ON WATERCOLOR PAPER CLICK ON INFORMATION BELOW TO SEE LARGER IMAGE AND DETAILS ON EACH ITEM SPECIAL ORDER SIZES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST - ASK FOR PRICING. 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