A Berlin native and BHS graduate, Carol Welz discovered her artistic talent at 11 while visiting her grandmother in Pennsylvania. Later, as a mother of two, there was little time to paint—but she dabbled here and there, moving from oil paint to watercolors. When her children were grown, she found she had the time to take more courses in watercolor and soon was painting on her own.

Welz paints mostly from her own photographs, including photos from around Berlin. Her main love is painting landscapes and flowers, with an attention to detail that leads to brilliant, lifelike paintings. She has won many prizes and awards and sold many paintings through the years.