![Penny Speidel](/sites/default/files/styles/manual_crop_custom/public/pictures-users/IMG_3663.jpeg.webp?itok=VLgCoiLw)
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I rediscovered my love of art after retiring from a 42 year career in education, first in the public schools and later at the college level. Needless to say, between raising two sons and grading stacks of papers, there was never time for painting. When I retired, I resolved to try
watercolor painting. I’ve always appreciated its vibrant and transparent colors as well as the need for such precise technique. I accepted the challenge of relearning how to draw and paint and soon became totally engrossed in the process. I have been painting ever since!
Venue
Classification
![Glorious Sunflowers](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/ad6719ae-afe3-4ce3-b429-1e43e07cc372_1_201_a_0_1.jpeg?itok=foPFFtD0)
Glorious Sunflowers
Works on Paper
Glorious Sunflowers
![View of the Channel Islands from Campus Point, University of Santa Barbara, CA](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/c7da446f-ffde-4db2-b8a7-1413ee570890_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=cmOAtniK)
View of the Channel Islands from Campus Point, University of Santa Barbara, CA
Works on Paper
View of the Channel Islands from Campus Point, University of Santa Barbara, CA
![Early Morning View of the Marsh, Sunset Beach, NC](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/76d63726-34fc-4819-8cbc-d422ea72729f_1_201_a_0_1.jpeg?itok=C3QhEaG3)
Early Morning View of the Marsh, Sunset Beach, NC
Works on Paper
Early Morning View of the Marsh, Sunset Beach, NC
![Isla Vista, CA](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/e7188877-4791-428d-b188-a6b5cc67dc38_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=7V1u8tNN)
Isla Vista, CA
Painting
Isla Vista, CA
![Pink Peony](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/05a8ce19-97dc-4f79-bc96-651144b42c9c_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=eD0BGJJC)
Pink Peony
Works on Paper
Pink Peony
![Sophie's Christmas Bow](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/ba2da4bf-91c5-4d7c-aee9-2937e6dc18e0_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=kFMjYksO)
Sophie's Christmas Bow
Works on Paper
Sophie's Christmas Bow
![Bartlett and Seckle Pears](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/18f2c7af-3442-4195-b23a-4d04c05bd066_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=TC_BXaPp)
Bartlett and Seckle Pears
Works on Paper
Bartlett and Seckle Pears
![Fishing Buddies](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/37a501f9-8a3c-4249-bb8a-7d92d6d736f7_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=ouhTXRMK)
Fishing Buddies
Works on Paper
Fishing Buddies
![Isle of Skye, Scotland](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/8c443e04-9919-4683-9c96-64c69a0d2ec8_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=vahK7uqL)
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Works on Paper
Isle of Skye, Scotland
![Sunset Beach, NC](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/d665c0ff-0f9d-4582-bddd-44b0476b844c_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=cvn1vs7X)
Sunset Beach, NC
Works on Paper
Sunset Beach, NC
![Halley](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/711df7e1-c374-4f78-bcce-4d5fe7cd3a34_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=hN_97A65)
Halley
Works on Paper
Halley
![Pink Poinsettia](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/b17b891c-79a9-4752-baae-f7334f74366a_1_201_a_1.jpeg?itok=hSEpmTuH)
Pink Poinsettia
Works on Paper
Pink Poinsettia
!["Surf's Up" at Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, CA](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/f56b9e7e-a2b5-4eab-9886-e4d83fd5d2e1_1_201_a_0.jpeg?itok=wbb6QntI)
"Surf's Up" at Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, CA
Painting
"Surf's Up" at Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, CA
![Charlie](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/799ab473-e84a-4032-856e-4bf329c85a34_1_201_a_0.jpeg?itok=BHyBI6c5)
Charlie
Painting
Charlie
![The Bunny](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/ba6645af-398d-4113-a470-d7f2e1a05853_0.jpeg?itok=gGjYire1)
The Bunny
Works on Paper
The Bunny
![California Poppies](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_thumbnail/public/user-gallery-images/461e3029-5a6f-4cad-a958-2b5d956224eb_0.jpeg?itok=fvlByw8p)
California Poppies
Works on Paper