Palm Harbor Art Club: Marilyn Michalec

I was born in New York but moved to Florida when I was only six months old.

I grew up in Coral Gables and graduated from the University of Miami with a B.A. degree majoring in psychology. I met my husband in Ft. Lauderdale and we moved to Palm Harbor buying our house in 1982, where we still live today. I worked in insurance as a claim adjuster/examiner for 28 years. I was always interested in art but did not have the time to explore that interest until I retired. I dabbled in several mediums but it was not until I took a water color painting class from Joan Swetland at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin Florida that I found my niche. I continue to take classes from Joan at the DFAC.

I work primarily in watercolor. My style is fairly realistic; I do not specialize in any particular type of subject matter. I paint landscapes, seascapes, floral, animals and still life. The only thing I have not tried is portraiture but that is on my to do list.

My work can be seen in the annual student member show at the Dunedin Fine Art Center and at some of the rotating exhibits of the Creative Artist Guild and the Palm Harbor Art Club.