Biography


Floy Zittin’s Biography
Floy’s formal education was in biology. Her art career began when she needed to illustrate her own papers for publication. This led to work as a scientific illustrator and she spent ten years working on textbooks and field guides while she and her husband were living in British Columbia. Since returning to California in 1983, Floy has been focusing on watercolor – both her own paintings and teaching classes. And she has become particularly interested in depicting birds. Her paintings combine technical accuracy of the subject matter, and her appreciation for the principles of Oriental brushwork. Each of her paintings is an experiment of brush, paint and paper, inspired by the natural world.

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