M.K. Watkins has been involved with The Anderson for 17 years, both teaching and volunteering her time. She is a self-taught artist specializing in oil, acrylic, and watercolor painting. For the last decade she has focused on instructing students from kindergarten to 12th grade on how to design and create large-scale murals. M.K. is also involved with V S A arts of Indiana and the Gateway Child Development Center in Anderson.