Ronnie Rector
Newsletter Editor
I started painting after taking my Girl Scout troop to a watercolor workshop. They had so much fun that I signed up for a class with the same artist, and was told I “intimidated the other students.” Not sure that’s a good thing, but oh how I love this medium; how the colors mix in water, how they sometimes fight with each other, building layers of colors to create something amazing.
I am a past President, Secretary and Newsletter Editor for the Sierra Watercolor Society in Reno, a member of the Nevada Artists Association, the Latimer Art Club, Sacramento Fine Arts’ WASH club, and hold signature status with the California Watercolor Association and Women in Watercolor. I received the inaugural “The First Lady Presents…” award from First Lady Kathy Sisolak in 2020, and the inaugural Reno Tahoe Artist Excellence in Watercolor award in 2022. I also received the Excellence in Watercolor Gold Award from the Transparent Watercolor Society of America in 2023, and judged the 2024 California State Fair Fine Arts – Watercolor category. Oh…and I work full time with a local architect.
