San Jose, CA-based Suma CM is an award-winning artist and instructor who enjoys working in watercolor, oil, and other media. She has been juried into outdoor painting events including Carmel Art Festival and Frank Bette Alameda Plein Air Paintout. She has taught numerous sketching workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area and is the instructor of "Urban Sketching in 15 Minutes a Day" on Craftsy.com. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Suma has a degree in cultural anthropology with minors in fine arts and psychology as well as an MBA from the Wharton School. She previously served on the Executive Board of UrbanSketchers.org and still serves on its Advisory Board.