article_snippet: : The 71-year-old retired nurse took up painting full time about 30 years ago and set up a studio at the back of The 71-year-old retired nurse house .
article_snippet: The 71-year-artist took up painting full time about 30 years ago and set up a studio at the back of The 71-year-old retired nurse house, where students of all ages would come for classes.
article_snippet: The 71-year-old retired nurse artworks, 300 of Her artworks displayed on The 71-year-old retired nurse website, depict bright and cheerful landscapes, everyday scenes from around Durham, florals and pets.
article_snippet: Last year, The 71-year-old retired nurse won the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society Gold Medal for a painting titled Sidewalk, adding to The 71-year-old retired nurse collection of some 100 awards, according to Durham Town Times.