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Ally Benbrook spent her childhood outdoors riding horses, playing with dogs, and hiking; she never once picked up a paintbrush. Adulthood was spent running her family’s business, raising a daughter, and competing in equine events; again, no paintbrush in sight. Although her mother, grandmother, and aunts were very accomplished artists, Ally never felt the urge to paint until well past her fiftieth birthday. In her first year of painting, her work was juried into 8 art shows including the San Diego Watercolor Society, Masters of the Moment, Foothills Art Association Wildlife Show, and the Olde Ramona Hotel Gallery. During that first year, she made her first sale and one of her paintings won an award.
To Ally, her watercolors are very similar to her partnerships with animals. Working with animals, one always must expect the unexpected, and learn to go with what you get. Watercolor is the same way. And when you’re lucky, what you get is better than what you were trying for.
