Yvette Strauss began to concentrate on watercolor painting a few years ago as a way of connecting with nature and the world. Her work, which is imbued with translucence and light, expresses feelings of peace and serenity. Her watercolors focus on landscapes, seascapes, florals, and still life. She exhibited in a number of juried shows and had a one-person exhibition at the Cresskill, NJ, Public Library in November, 2006. Her paintings are in a number of private collections. Besides being an artist, she is the author of The Other Mother; How to be an Almost Perfect Mother-In-Law (1996). She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March, 2006, and died in March, 2007.