Hilda Vandergriff's art career started after retiring as a secretary from Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia.  While living in Visalia Hilda taught children art classes in watercolor and Chinese brush painting at Arts Visalia Gallery and the Hanford Kings Art Center.  Paintings of her student’s hang at the Hanford Community Hospital. An accomplishment she is proud of knowing that she touched children’s lives with art. Her work is inspired by nature, insects, flowers and animals in her art work. Hilda works in a variety of art mediums.  In watercolor paintings she uses bold colors and loose washes.  She incorporates eastern and western art techniques into her mixed media art. She uses specialty papers. Some have visible fiber textures, gold speckles or silver treads woven into the paper. Hilda uses Suminagashi. The technique of floating inks and colors on water and transferring them to paper produce a unique marbling effect. She also enjoys using acrylics. For more information about Hilda, you may call her at 559-679-5099 or visit her website at www.vandergriffstudio.com