About the 2011 Artist...

Born in Seattle, and graduating from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, Mary Hopf was always taking pictures and thinking creatively. Not surprisingly, the sun drew her to the coast of California! Years of experience designing commercial work environments evolved to an interest in helping people ‘see’ the potential in their living spaces. Soon she had created a niche in the Remodeling Design business and had won awards with kitchens, baths, room additions and whole house remodels. She studied ‘Creative Expression’ at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology in Menlo Park, enjoyed a course also in quick drawing, and felt the urge to show others what she saw through the lens of a camera. “Discovering watercolor and the passion of inspiration at this point in my life is exciting. Though foreign travel has expanded my world in the past, now I find my day to day experience with people opens my eyes and sparks again that need to express my view!!”