Jameri Artistry, Skippack, PA
Lucretia D. Coleman grew up and attended schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Lucretia was introduced to the fine arts as a little girl through her elementary school and community recreation center. If she wasn't playing the flute in the school's orchestra she was attending ballet and tap classes with her sister, Vanderra, who is also a very talented artist.
Lucretia dabbled in painting for a short while attending Philadelphia High School for Girls but after one semester she set aside her paint brushes and focused on the school's business courses. After graduatng high school, Lucretia placed college on the back burner and started working as a keypunch operator and data processor in corporate America.
In 1973, Lucretia exchanged her cosmopolitan Philly surroundings for the quiet quaint atmosphere of a village town in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Even though she no longer resided in the hip urban city of Philly, Lucretia continued to express her creativity through her stylish (and sometimes eccentric) wardrobe style, her cutting-edge hair styles, and her impressive event planning skills. However, it wasn't until Spring 2009 when Lucretia took a 5-week art class that she realized how much she enjoyed--and missed--painting.
When asked about her art and why she chooses watercolor as her medium of choice, she eagerly replies "When I paint I love how the colors and water interact and flow on the paper. It gives me a sense of freedom that's reflective of my out-of-the-box personality. It's another way I can express who I am without staying inside the lines."
