Artist Biography

   Painting in transparent watercolor, René accentuates the beauty she sees, expressing in soft curves the illusion of life and movement. Her watercolor has a fluid, luminous quality that sets pigment dancing on the surface.
   Staff artist for the Oregonian for 25 years, René is well known for her plant and wildlife renderings. While her passion for gardening continues to inspire her art, she is returning more to figurative art. Her contemporaty works — images that speak to her heart — are expressed with vibrant color and rich texture. Protecting her art with acrylic instead of glass allows the viewer complete access.

   René teaches watercolor painting classes and workshops at the Oregon Society of Artists and throughout the region. Though on a sunny day, you’re just as likely to find her making trails in the woods near her home in the Tualatin Mountains northwest of Portland. She is designing a home for a site along Washington’s Hood Canal.
   A member of Watercolor Society of Oregon and Oregon Society of Artists, René’s art has gathered awards from the Garden Writers Association and from OSA.