"Most of my paintings are painted on location. I enjoy being outdoors. I guess the best way to describe what I do is to say it is a similar experience to walking along the beach, picking up and examining shells, stones and driftwood, feeling their shapes and textures. In a like manner I explore and express my feelings for my surroundings through the medium of watercolor... it is not a complicated concept and I have a lot of fun. I am happy to feel a part of the tradition of plein air painting and hope that my viewers share my pleasure." - Alicia Meheen

Carmel artist Alicia Meheen began the serious study of watercolor under Dorner Schueler in 1963. She has painted with artists Frank Myers, George Post and Richard Yip. Her style has emerged through regular, on-location painting and evaluation.

Born in Evanston, Illinois, her family later moved to Carmel where she graduated from high school. She studied art at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She later settled in the Mother Lode town of Murphys with her husband and two sons where her paintings were exhibited in many local galleries. She is a past president of the Calaveras County Art Association.

In 1976, the family relocated to Esfahan, Iran, where she painted the local scene and taught watercolor painting at the Iran-American Society. The family returned to the United States in 1977 and has since made their home in Carmel. Her paintings are represented in private collections locally and abroad and have received numerous awards and honorable mentions.