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We are thinking of our neighbors in SWVA and are grateful for the first responders and organizations that are providing assistance. Virginia's Blue Ridge region (Cities of Roanoke & Salem and Counties of Botetourt, Franklin, & Roanoke) was fortunate to sustain minimal damage from the storm and our local businesses are open and ready to welcome visitors. Learn More
Vera Dickerson is a Virginia artist and teacher who has always loved picture-making. As a child, she painted beside her mother, also an artist, and decided at an early age that art is life. She is Director of The Studio School in Roanoke, Va., and an award winning painter whose work has brought signature membership in American and National Watercolor Societies. Ms Dickerson is included in Who’s Who in American Art ( since 1987), Who’s Who in The South and Southwest and Who’s Who in American Women. She is a mult-year participant in Open Studios - Botetourt. She and her husband Bob live in rural Botetourt Co. Virginia.
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