Hi!  I'm Judelle McArdle but everyone calls me Judy.  You can reach me by email at Judy.McArdle@LifeAnswers.com.

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My life as a Watercolorist began after I retired.  I was 59 years old with no previous watercolor or art training except for a brief skirmish with acrylics 30 years earlier.

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Serendipity was at its best.  My husband I were in Old Town Alexandria VA when we stopped in to look at the art in the Torpedo Factory.  I picked up a class brochure and began reading it as we drove home.  I laughed when I read the location (Provence, France) and said to my husband, "They think people will travel all the way to France to take watercolor lessons."

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He said, "Why don't you go?"  After 28 years of running  my own fast-paced publishing business, I automatically replied, "I can't."  He asked, "Why?"  I couldn't come up with a reason .. in the past I always had to take care of my business.  I sputtered and eventually blurted out, "People just don't do that!"  He asked, "Why not?"

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You've probably guessed by now that Provence, France was the venue for my first watercolor class.  I knew so little about watercolor and art in general that I didn't know enough to be intimidated.  I just bought the items on the supply list and packed my bags for the trip. 

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I was hooked!  I spent the next 16 years taking watercolor workshop after workshop.  What a journey it has been!

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2017 marked the year that reproductions of some of my watercolor paintings became available for sale via limited editions of giclees.  I'm pleased to share them with you on Judelle.com. 

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