HOME-GROWN ARTIST - Indian River Magazine

ARTSEASON OF THE ARTSBecht was inspired by the dinghies in Sausalito, where her sister lives, and has painted them many times. “I really want to capture the light and the reflectionin the water,” she says.Now, she says, she is constantly challenging herself,experimenting with techniques or with subject mattersuch as the dinghys. “I was visiting my sister, Blaze,who lives in Sausalito. [California]. In Richardson’s Bay,there are hundreds of dinghys and wonderfully differentin size and shape and the magic of that reflected inthe water is what I want to try and get,” she says.COLLECTOR EDITIONSBecht’s work has gained national and internationalrecognition. Her awards include second-place in thefloral and garden competition of International ArtistMagazine’s 2007 competition, honorable mention inthe wildlife category for The Artist Magazine’s 2011competition and a first-place reader’s choice award inMarlin Magazine’s 30 th -anniversary issue in 2011.Her watercolors also have attracted the attention ofart lovers and collectors. Charlotte C. Weber, who ison the board of New York’s Metropolitan Museum ofArt, has included Becht’s work in her collection.“I have collected art for many years and as a resulthave amassed quite an eclectic collection,” We->>Becht’s paintings are admired for their vivid color and exacting artistry, as in “Coccoloba Uvifera,” and “Happy Hour.”72