I learned of the loss of a dear friend today – Karlyn Holman. I met Karlyn years ago at an Art of the Carolinas event hosted by Jerrysartarama. I was passing by her room and noticed some of the most beautiful watercolors I had ever seen. I stopped by when her class was over, and told her how much I admired her work and how sorry I was to have missed her class. She told me about several of her books, and I left with one of them with Karlyn trusting me to send her the money for the book (which I did). The following years, I took more of her classes, bought more of her books, DVDs, followed her to Umbria, France and Tuscany, took more of her classes, on-line and off, and always thanked her for the incredible inspiration she was not only for my artwork, but also for the way she taught. I went on to emulate her in my own teaching. If I have achieved anything in my artwork – I owe it to Karlyn. I am heartbroken to lose this incredible woman – always generous, kind, willing to help, talented, creative, innovative, always smiling and always with the greatest sense of humor. My deepest condolences to her family and other friends and folks she inspired. We were so fortunate to have had Karlyn in our lives.
