Instructor Gail Novak has worked with watercolor medium for the past 15 years. Her work can be seen at Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Center and Burton Gallery in Clarkesville. Her classes explore color theory, design and painting techniques. Every session has a different focus and can be enjoyed by beginning and advanced artists. She regularly teaches at Spruill Center for the Arts in Atlanta and Quilan Arts Center in Gainesville. A graduate of Florida State University, she also studied with renowned John Pike, AWS, at his school in Woodstock, NY, during four summer sessions. Further studies included instruction from several other nationally known professionals such as Claude Croney, AWS; Zoltan Szabo, Tony Van Hasselt, AWS; Arthur Barbour, AWS; and Tony Couch. Painting from life or photos from her travels, Ms. Novak has received numerous awards from shows and competitions throughout the Southeast. Her subject matter is varied, but her objective is always to create a painting that visually conveys the actual feeling of a scene.