Dottie Bozzetti

Spent many years living in Key West, Florida making the lush landscape my inspiration. My travels to Costa Rica accentuated my desire to capture the biodiversity of plants and animals in vivid watercolors.
Currently, I live in Asheville, NC where I am enchanted by the beauty and essence of my surroundings.
On a personal level, I'm most content being charmed by nature...as an artist, I want to share that enthusiasm on canvas/watercolor paper...and at the same time, promote conservation.

While a student of English Literature at the University of Florida, I became interested in art history and the visual arts.
I learned the basic techniques of drawing using various medium such as graphite, charcoal, ink, and chalk. It aroused my curiosity for experimenting with watercolors. I find they create beautiful washes of color onto paper. I enjoy bleeding colors into one another and create depth by layering different shades of color...
In the last several years, I've been using acrylics as my medium. The layers dry quicker and new layers can go on top easily...recently started experimenting with acrylics as a watercolor by diluting it with water into a transparent wash. Its effects are similar...