The Palo Verde Artist of the Month for January is Abe Rudnick. Mr. Rudnick’s interest in art in general and watercolor in particular began in his high school days. He was fortunate enough to have an excellent art instructor who encouraged Mr. Rudnick to develop his own unique style, which he is still pursuing. Although Mr. Rudnick now wishes he had listened to his art instructor and had gone on to art school after high school, “unfortunately I listened to those who said I would be a ‘starving artist’ . . . and instead I went on to study psychology at North Texas State University, now University of Texas at Denton, Texas,” Mr. Rudnick stated. He received his undergraduate degree there in Clinical Psychology and then earned his Master’s in Clinical Psychology at North Texas State University. His work experience includes working at the Shreveport Mental Health Center where he did therapy and headed the psychology department. After 10 years Mr. Rudnick went into the jewelry business until his recent partial retirement. His motivation now is to share with others the techniques of good composition and watercolor and to encourage them to develop their own style. View the art of Abe Rudnick in the showcase outside Palo Verde’s art room at the Sundial Recreation Center, 14801 N. 103 Ave. Membership in Palo Verde Artists is $10 per year and is open to RCSC cardholders only. Learn some of Mr. Rudnick’s techniques by attending his class, Creative Watercolor with Abe, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Jan. 8. Visit paloverdeartists.com.