A master of two mediums, Claudia L. Brookes has been a full time artist for the past 11 years, after working for many years in the medical publishing industry. She paints in both watercolor and oil, and since 2007 has specialized in competitive plein air landscape oil painting. Brookes has been juried into 9 plein air competitions, including Easton Plein Air (2009 & 2008), Paint Annapolis (2009, 2008 & 2007), and Wayne, PA (2009). Typically working with an alla prima (&quot… more