Carol Bershad is an educator who has created online courses, children’s books, and simulation board games. Carol’s love of the natural world began with her studies to become a High School Biology teacher and continues to be expressed in her paintings of landscapes, animals, and florals. Carol has enjoyed studying watercolor, gouache and Chinese brush painting and has created the Art Sparks deck to help inspire that love of learning and exploring painting in others. She is a board member of the Newton Watercolor Society. Her artwork can be viewed at: www.carolbershad.com

Nan Rumpf is a water media artist who loves to experiment with different art mediums and painting surfaces. Nan was one of twenty artists chosen across the country to be included in the Watercolor Artist magazine’s Best of 2021 in Watercolor. She currently teaches Watercolor and Chinese Ink Brush classes via Zoom. Nan is a board member of the Wellesley Society of Artists and a signature member of the New England Watercolor Society and has exhibited throughout the United States. You can view her artwork: http://www.nanrumpf.com.