The oldest of three daughters, Kay Johnston Williamson was born in Wilson, North Carolina and raised in Nashville, NC. Preparing for a career in elementary school education, she studied art appreciation in college, and later began painting in oil and acrylic, eventually integrating art into her teaching curriculum. During her teaching career, Kay renewed her teacher’s certificate by taking college art classes.While teaching at Sabal Elementary School in Melbourne, FL, she was televised as she taught some of her classes painting seascapes. The programs were shown on the local TV channel.
Kay considers herself lucky when she met her second husband, Don. When they married and retired at the same time, Don introduced Kay to watercolor. “I loved watercolor from the start and have been painting in that medium ever since,” she said. Her watercolor “Tea and Cherries” won a cash award sponsored by Pen Women, a professional organization of writers, artists, and musicians, at the 2015 State Conference in Orlando. In addition to painting, Kay is a published author and all ten of her romantic suspense murder mysteries may be found on Amazon.com. Her web site www.kaywilliamson.com gives a synopsis of her novels.Her creative pursuits don’t end there. She is also a playwright, songwriter, and musician and plays piano and organ. She and Don have been entertaining at nursing homes since they’ve been married! Kay notes the similarities between painting and writing, in that there is the great satisfaction of creating something. “I love creating characters that unfold in scenes from my imagination,” she says. “It’s like watching a movie…I don’t know what’s coming next. I love the process of painting and feeling so good if I’m happy with the finished product.”
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