Watercolorist E. E. Aicher in her studio at her home in White Rock. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

E. E. Aicher hangs the work for her exhibit at Los Alamos Co-Operative Market which runs through April 30. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Aicher’s husband, Kevin relaxes in the Los Alamos Co-Op Market among her paintings on show there through April 30. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter.com

Long before she began to paint her watercolors, E. E. Aicher had developed a strong connection with nature and the great outdoors, which she still maintains. If she’s not painting, you may find her looking for and finding the largest tree if each species in the Valles Caldera National Preserve or pulling out invasive species at the Bandelier National Monument.

Liz said several years ago, she felt a persistent itch she couldn’t quite scratch.

“I bought a new watercolor kit, an because its instructions read, ‘First, draw your subject,’ I drew and drew. Later I attended a watercolor workshop and put my brush to paper for the first time, and I was hooked. I had found the way to scratch that itch,” she said.

Liz spent two years working with Robert J. Krajecki, a 25-year instructor at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Krajecki gave her the basics of watercolors on which to grow, she said.

Liz’s love of Mother Earth and Father Sky shines through in her watercolors. She has a unique style in her work and once you have seen it, you will be ready to see more.

Until April 30, Aicher’s watercolors will be exhibited at the Los Alamos Co-Op Market. She also has work in the current show at Village Arts. She also shows her work in the Summer Arts and Crafts Fairs at Fuller Lodge and in the art show at the Cathedral Park in Santa Fe.

More of E. E. Aicher’s work from her studio in White Rock. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

More of E. E. Aicher’s work at her studio in White Rock. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

A pelican in the foreground of this painting was painted from a photo by Richard Skolnik, also of White Rock. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

One of the photographer’s favorite pieces of E. E. Aicher’s work. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Another watercolor that shows the diverse themes of E. E. Aicher’s work. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

A painting of the Taos Gorge by E. E. Aicher. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

One of several night sky images that Aicher has painted. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com