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Anita Walter Cooper
266 Galena Road, Staunton, VA 24401
540/885-7778
bromliad@cfw.com
www.anitawaltercooper.com
Anita has enjoyed drawing since an early age, and began
painting in oils in elementary school. She grew up on a
farm in eastern Kentucky. At Berea College, she majored
in fine art, which gave her a wonderful perspective on the
people and landscapes of Morocco, where she served in the
Peace Corps for two years following graduation. In 1966,
she returned to the United States and completed a Master's
degree in art education at the University of Iowa. After
graduation, she moved to suburban Washington, D.C., married
David Cooper, a friend from Peace Corps days. For a few years
she illustrated film strips for teaching deaf children to read.
Anita did not paint much while raising her children. When her
husband retired, they moved to Costa Rica. There she illustrated
a book of bromeliads in watercolor and did pen and ink drawings for
scientific papers while volunteering at the National Institute for
Biodiversity (INBio). Since moving to Staunton in 1997, her watercolors
have appeared (and won awards) in many exhibitions including a major
competition in Rio de Janeiro. She has also been teaching watercolor
classes in Staunton's Beverley Street Studio School. In addition, Anita
has continued her studies with several well-known watercolorists.
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