Mike Kowalski has been drawing and painting since he can remember. Growing up in California as one of five boys, if he wasn’t building a wooden spaceship he was probably drawing. He started entering shows as a teen and eventually earned a BFA from Utah State University. Mike works as an illustrator specializing in architectural illustration, however spends most of his time painting watercolors and oils in Australia as well as overseas. Mike moved from the Seattle area to Melbourne a few years ago and is excited by the wealth of subject matter he has found here. Most recently Mike was awarded “Best Oil Painting” at the Mornington Art Show as well being juried into the prestigious American Watercolor Society. In 2015 Mike won the coveted Silver Medal of Honor at the 148th AWS International Exhibition for his watercolor “Read All About It”. He is a member of the Victorian Watercolour Society, Hawthorne Artists Society, Victorian Artists Society, and the American Watercolor Society as well as a signature member of the National Watercolor Society.Mike teaches classes and workshops in and around Melbourne.