William B. (Skip) Lawrence, received a B.F.A. degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art and M.A. degree from Towson University.  His book, Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor, was published in 1994.  Skip is editor-and-chief of “The Palette Magazine.”

Skip has taught high school at Howard County, MD (1966-1972), Prince Georges College (1974-1984) where he taught drawing, painting, art history, and sculpture (metal welding). Since 1976, he has conducted 15-30 painting workshops a year, in all but 5 states. Skip paints in watercolor, oil, and acrylic and can help with any of these media.

With fifty years experience in guiding artists to their most authentic, personal expression, Skip Lawrence knows exactly how to get you there, too.