Watercolor Paintings by         Jo Fuller Gargaly

      Jo Gargaly studied painting at Choate Rosemary Hall under the guidance of Peter Charlap where she was awarded the Art Prize for Excellence at her high school graduation in 1976.  She also won a semester long scholarship to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in England, but was not allowed to go by her high school biology department head, because she had not fulfilled a biology requirement.  Jo applied to the University of New Hampshire as an art major but changed majors because art majors were required to take two years of foreign language.

     

        Not to be thwarted, Jo has continued her love of painting and drawing while pursuing a career as a teacher and library media specialist. In 2009, Jo decided to try a new medium and began taking watercolor classes from Doris Rice.  In 2013, Jo's painting titled Personal Victory won a Best in Show at the Seacoast Artist Association Gallery. Besides painting, Jo loves bicycle riding, reading, gardening, hearing about her three sons' adventures, riding horses and traveling. Jo lives and plays in Barnstead, New Hampshire with her wonderful husband and their Golden Retriever, Miss Calypso, Star of the Dance. With Calypso's help, Jo has recently written and illustrated her first children's picture book,  Calypso's Cape Cod Adventure  Exploring the World of Oysters.