Grandmother passes family legacy on to grandson one brushstroke at a time
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TAMPA, Fla. - Childhood memories are etched in the mind of Mary Rose Holmes.
"My grandmother painted cottages, and the beaches over on the east coast," she explained. "When I was born, she had just died and they decided that I would be the painter."
Her grandmother was known as an en plein air artist -- and so is she. It means painting while outdoors.
"They gave me lessons private lessons until high school and then I took lessons at Stetson and then went on to get my fine arts degree from Atlanta," Mary Rose Holmes shared.