Internationally known and award winning watercolorist, Loretta Youngman, was born in North Carolina and has lived with her family in the Philippines, China and Hungary. While her current stateside residence is Florida she attributes her success as an artist to her extensive travel to many areas of the world. Her travels have helped provided stimulus for her creative endeavors.

      Equally at ease with realism as well as watermedia Rhett, as she is called, enjoys experimenting with a variety of techniques. While on safari in Kenya she was prompted to experiment with charcoal and pastel underwashes for her recent impressions of African wildlife.  This style has won her awards and recent Richmond Regional Award from the Virginia Watercolor Society.

     Loretta has had two pictures chosen for exhibition in the prestigious Salmagundi Club in New York City. The Coordination Council for North American Affairs (CCNAA) in New York City also sponsored a one-woman show for her.  She is represented in numerous galleries in the United States, Hungary and Austria.

     The paintings and limited edition prints can be found in many private collections throughout the world.  Her intriguing designs evolve from what she says is a compulsion to paint.  She loves animals and the great outdoors and wants her paintings to give people a feeling of harmony and peace with nature, as well as an abiding respect for our diminishing resources.

Recognition: Who's Who In The World

Publisher:  Represented by: Hollingsworth Gallery Palm Coast, Florida
                Nan-Ya Art House & Printing Works

Published Limited Edition Prints:  22

Education:
University of the Philipines MA
University of Virginia Continuing Studies
Elon College BA
University of Michigan Continuing Studies