Doris McKinney of Meridian, Mississippi started painting when she retired from the United Postal Service in 2003.
Doris explains that art is her passion and she works daily in one of four mediums: oil, acrylic, pastels or watercolors.
She has taken oil lessons from Greg Cartmell, a well-known artist in the Southeast area; a pastel workshop from John Marshall, professor of art at MCC and later took a semester of art with John that included pastel, charcoal, colored pencil and pencil. She has taken a workshop in oils from Sammy Britt, a retired professor at Delta State University and watercolor workshops from Wyatt Waters, Don Andrews and Terry Cherry. She has taken a pastel workshop from Ed Dyer, a well-known pastelist from New Orleans. She also took an oil painting workshop from Jo Ann Williams Walker in 2007.
Doris also does papier mache' art. She makes life size figures and animals, as viewed in her examples of artwork.
Doris is a member of The South Mississippi Art Association. She received an Honorable Mention for a pastel painting during the SMAA 31st Art Show in 2008.
Doris is one of the founding Directors of the Co-Op.
