Mary Nuffer earned her spurs as an artist under the tutelage of her mother-in-law, Dora Chambers Nuffer, the premier watercolorist of Imperial Valley. Since then she has painted many scenes from her international travels, including the South Seas, Mexico, and Europe. She has also painted many Point Loma landmarks here in San Diego. She has been a member of the San Diego Watercolor Society for many years and has had the opportunity to study with nationally known artists Robert E. Wood, Gerald Brommer, Frank Webb, Frank Francese and local artist, Annette Paquet. In recent years she has joined and been the President of the prestigious Point Loma Artists Association.