ABOUT

Born and raised in Cleveland Ohio, Jean has lived in several states before moving to Vermont 3 decades ago. Here she lives and paints in a small off -grid cabin surrounded by 300 acres of conserved forest land. As a child and teen she drew in sketchbooks with charcoal and pastels and in college she began to paint with oils. Most of her work today is still in oils. When not painting she is often in a canoe exploring rivers and lakes in New England or the Far North in Canada and Alaska. The sketches from these trips provide much of the inspiration for her oil paintings. Bringing a sense of these wild regions back to viewers is the art she pursues. Through the past 40 years Jean has worked for various organizations leading wilderness trips. Living and traveling in the landscape develops an attachment for the land she finds essential for creating her artwork.

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