Dolly Buck has studied art since her college days at Florida State University.  While living in New Jersey, she studied at the Summit Art Center with both Arthur Barber and David Kwo, who is a Master in Hseih-yi, a free style of Chinese brush painting. After moving to Chicago, she studied for two years with local teacher Charlotte Hackin. She has also studied with Mary Borshard, an outstanding teacher of watercolors. Dolly has taught art in elementary school and enjoys painting with her four grandchildren.