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If you think the life of a painter is all about easy self-expression, inspired masterpieces forming out of nowhere and glamorous openings at fancy art galleries, think again.

“I packed potato chips at Frito-Lay for 18 years,” said watercolorist Bev Jozwiak, who grew up in an artistic family and majored in fine arts at Western Washington University — but then relegated painting to the status of hobby while she did factory work.