“It’s just so fresh — you can stare at it for a long time because of the colors and the incredible technique,” she said. “The way the artist uses the white of the paper to describe the foam of the sea and the multiple shades of blues and greens and then this wonderful orange. When you look at it, you’re inspired to try watercolors and then when you try watercolors you say, ‘Oh my god, how in the world did he do this?’ ” (http://www.twincities.com/2014/07/11/mia-bringing-its-100-top-drawings-into-the-light/)