Floy Zittin

Artist's Statement

My educational background is in biology and I continue to be excited about depicting the natural world. I hope my paintings will bring attention to our local wildlife and will increase appreciation of our remaining open spaces.

Biography

Floy Zittin began her career as a scientific illustrator during the course of completing taxonomic research for her master’s degree in marine biology. Her husband’s career took her to British Columbia where she worked for ten years illustrating college textbooks and providing field guide drawings for the National Museum of Natural Sciences of Canada. After returning to California in 1983, Floy became active in the northern California art community. She finds inspiration for her work in the natural beauty of the region from golden hills to the rocky coast. The subjects of her paintings range from native Californian plant and animal life to landscapes of coastal trails. A theme present in many of Floy’s paintings is the co-relationship of people, wildlife and the local environment.

Selected Exhibitions

Splash – Alternative Approaches, The Best of Watercolor
to be published by Northlight Books 2012
National Watercolor Society All Member Juried Exhibition
San Pedro, CA 2011
Douglass Parshall Award
California Watercolor Society Annual International Exhibition,
San Francisco, CA (2011)
Splash 11 - New Directions The Best of Watercolor
published by Northlight Books 2010
28th Annual Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors
Arts Center/Old Forge, Old Forge, NY 2009
Inclusion in traveling exhibit
“59 Annual Exhibit”, Texas Watercolor Society
McAllen, TX
Lynn Wilson Marks Memorial Award
Inclusion in traveling exhibit
Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI (2007)