Toska Courbron
Toska is mostly a self-taught artist, learning art from experience, attending work-shops by accomplished artists, through college art classes, reading art books, and visiting art museums and shows whenever possible.
Toska started painting at five years of age when her father brought home a paint-by-numbers set and easel. Toska developed drawing and painting skills in high school where she earned a little money selling drawings of the Beatles.
Toska moved around the Country working as an accountant for private industry (12 years) and a professional auditor with the Navy and Air Force (32 plus years). During this time, she was a member of several art organizations and won numerous awards. However, she never had the opportunity to devote full time to painting until she retired in January 2011.
Toska is currently a member of the National Society of Women in the Arts, and Officer for the Elmore County Art Guild in Alabama. Since retirement this year, she is devoting full time and effort into developing her own style, working primarily with watercolor and pastel.
Toska's goal is to enjoy the satisfaction and intimacy gained from creating a work of art.
Protecting the Family, Watercolor, Merit Award
Dawn of Winter in Vermont, Honorable Mention
27th ECAG Annual Winter Art Show, February 2012
Wissembourg, France, 3rd Place, Cagegory III
26th Annual ECAG Winter Art Show, Feb. 27, 2011
Connecticut Memories, HM, Category I
26th Annual ECAG Winter Art Show, Feb. 27, 2011
Merit Award for Imagined Place, Category I
2nd Annual ECAG RiverFest Art Show, April 16, 2011
Saddle-Up
Pastels
NFS