CORAL HARTL BIOGRAPHY

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I WANT TO COMMUNICATE GOOD FEELINGS TO THOSE WHO SEE MY WORK. MANY SUBJECTS INSPIRE ME: FLORALS, LANDSCAPE, STREET SCENES, STILL LIFE AND PEOPLE; ESPECIALLY FACES. I PAINT IN A REALISTIC OR REPRESENTATIONAL WAY AND KEEP MY PALETTE LIMITED TO A FEW COLORS TO CREATE UNITY. HOPEFULLY, THE JOY I FIND IN PAINTING IS TRANSMITTED TO THE VIEWERS.

I SPECIALIZE IN WATERCOLOR SCENES OF NEWBURGH, INDIANA INCLUDING MANY OF ITS FAMILIAR OLD BUILDINGS. I ALSO ACCEPT COMMISSIONS TO PAINT PRIVATE RESIDENCES USING MY PHOTOGRAPHS AND INCORPORATING ANY REQUESTS THE CLIENT MIGHT HAVE. LANDSCAPE AND STILL LIFE ARE ALSO WELCOME.

I GRADUATED FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1968 WITH A DEGREE IN SECONDARY ART EDUCATIONAL RETURNING TO MY HOME TOWN OF WICHITA KANSAS, I TAUGHT SEVENTH GRADE ART FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE MARRYING. WHEN BOTH OF MY CHILDREN REACHED SCHOOL AGE, I DEVOTED TIME TO IMPROVING MY PAINTING SKILLS. MY INTEREST IN WATERCOLOR BEGAN IN 1980 IN A CLASS AT INDIANA STATE TAUGHT BY LOUISE HANSEN. I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN WATERCOLOR WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY INDIANA ARTIST: ROB O’DELL, CHIZ HENDRIC AND RITA ROETHELE.

ALONG WITH MY EXPERIENCE AS A JUNIOR HIGH ART TEACHER, I’VE TAUGHT DRAWING AND WATERCOLOR PRIVATELY. I HAVE ALSO TAUGHT WATERCOLOR AND DRAWING AT USI.