Margie
Whittington is a Fort Worth artist who paints primarily in watercolor. She
also does acrylics and oils and is an accomplished calligrapher.
Margie attended The University of Texas at Arlington
(UTA) where she studied commercial art. Margie is both a professional artist
and teacher - having taught watercolor at the Upstairs Gallery for over 15
years.
Margie's art
association memberships include signature member of the Southwestern
Watercolor Society in Dallas, Texas and signature member of the Society of
Watercolor Artists in Fort Worth, Texas. Her work has been featured in the
Preservation Is The Art Of The City Art Show And Sale benefiting Historic
Fort Worth, Inc. She has also been featured in a multitude of juried shows
and has had the privilege of winning several awards.
Margie has studied with many professional water media
artists such as Al Brouillette, Judi Betts, Doug Walton, Maureen Brouillette,
Tom Lynch and oil painter, Jean Chambers, just to name a few.
Margie is
currently a member of an art group known as Canvas by Canvas. This is a
group of 11 artists who paint interesting and colorful subjects together.
Each of their finished paintings is the result of the combined efforts of a
majority of the members of the group.
