Patricia Tinney a watercolor painter with a passion for teaching.  You will find her in the garden teaching drawing or painting with students of all ages or you might catch a glimpse of her plein-air painting in the midst of a field or on a busy street. 

Now retired after having taught art for over 35 years her classroom is wherever she wants it to be!  Her influences include the mountains of Vermont where she spent her childhood and the beautiful shorelines of northern Michigan where she sails and is now located.

Her many paintings of Beaver Island, Michigan is her most known work, and her inspiration for her Masters Show.  As an award winner from the Michigan Watercolor Society her works are available in both public and private collections.