E-Mail: Jeanne Powell
Artist's Statement
An Artist’s Journey
Traveling with Walt Bartman (Yellow Barn, Glen Echo) on his international workshops introduced me to the joy of painting. My imagination responded to his challenge to study light, color, and design in the landscape. For several years I was merely a photographic observer on these trips. Then, in 2003, my semi-retirement from a professional career as a research economist at NIST afforded me the time to pursue painting in Walt’s Painting Landscapes on Location classes and workshops. With wonderful surprise, I found that plein air painting enriched my travel experience far beyond what my camera could and also introduced me to the beauty and variety of the Maryland landscape.
My work is representational, seeking to capture the feeling of the landscape. My paintings have been accepted in six juried shows sponsored by the Yellow Barn and Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association, and won a first prize in the 2006 Annual Montgomery Village Art Show, a second prize in 2005, and honorable mentions in 2007 and 2005.
