When Jane entered the art world, her work quickly caught the national attention of art critics and enthusiasts. Her work is now included in private, corporate, and museum collections.

In 2002, The American Watercolor Society chose Jane’s work for its 135th Annual International Exhibition and Traveling Show.  In the same year, she was featured in the Spring 2002 issue of Watercolor Magazine. In 2003 alone, Jane earned signature membership in three National Watercolor Associations: the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, and the California Watercolor Society.  In 2007, her painting won “Best of Show” in the Triton Museum of Art Biennial Statewide Competition.

Experimenting with various mediums, transparent watercolor became Jane’s medium of choice. As she has expressed, “The various qualities of transparent watercolor provide me with ideal tools to develop my visual ideas.  Perhaps, the most important part, is layering washes of unmixed color.  With this glazing process, I am able to achieve rich and velvety surfaces, appealing soft edges; and colorful darks.”

Jane’s body of work include various subjects and genres, including figures, landscapes, city and town scenes, and still lifes. “The human figure particularly captivates me; as I observe the inherent uniqueness of every subject; the mood, expression and posture.” Music is, notably, a common theme within her work.

For Jane, two of the most important elements in her paintings are a strong design, including the dynamic relationship between light and dark.  Concerned with the presence of a strong underlying abstract structure, Jane focuses upon the interaction of shapes within her work.

Jane has recently begun to work on canvas, still with water based media.  The beauty of her technique, is that while these paintings combine the fluid qualities of transparent watercolor, they share some of the characteristics of a traditional oil painting. They also lend themselves to various framing treatments without the need for glass.

Jane continues to foster her creativity and expand her body of work. “My subjects, process, technique and materials, are never stagnate. I believe that every artist, and his or her visual expression, is continuously evolving.”

 Professional Organizations

  • National Watercolor Society, signature member
  • Watercolor West, signature member
  • California Watercolor Association, signature member

Museum Collection

  • Tullahoma Fine Arts Center and Art Museum, Tullahoma, TN – Permanent collection

Publications

  • Watercolor Magazine, Spring 2002, an American Artist Publication – “La Consolatrice”, “Les Sylphides”, “Kina”, “In Concert”, “At Harvard Square”

Exhibitions

2013

  • “California Watercolor Association 43rd National Exhibition”, Pleasanton, CA

2012/2011

  • “National Watercolor Society 91st Annual Exhibition,” San Pedro, CA

2010

  • “Triton Museum of Art’s Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition,” Santa Clara, CA

2007

  • “Triton Museum of Art’s Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition,” Santa Clara, CA – Best of Show
  • Transparent Watercolor Society of America 30th Annual Exhibition,” Palatine, IL 60074

2006

  • “National Watercolor Society 85th Annual Exhibition,” Brea, CA

2005

  • “Advanced Micro Devices World Headquarters”, Sunnyvale, CA - One Woman Show
  • “Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival”, Los Altos, CA – Featured Festival Artist/Commemorative Festival Painting
  • “Silicon Valley Open Studios Gala Opening,” San Jose Museum of Art, - SVOS Collection 2004 

2004

  • “Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival”, Los Altos, CA - Featured Festival Artist
  • 25th Anniversary Commemorative Festival Painting

2003

  • “National Watercolor Society 83rd Annual Exhibition,” Fullerton, CA - Merchandise Award
  • “Watercolor West 35th Annual National Juried Exhibition”, Riverside, CA
  • “California Watercolor Association 35th National Exhibition”, San Francisco, CA - Silver Award

2002

  • “American Watercolor Association 135th Annual Traveling Exhibition”
  • “American Watercolor Association 135th Annual International Exhibition”, New York, NY
  • “Northwest Watercolor Society 62nd Annual Open Exhibition,” Seattle, WA - Artist Achievement Award
  • “Triton Museum of Art Biennial Statewide Watercolor Competition,” Santa Clara, CA  - Merit Award
  • “Watercolor West 34th Annual National Juried Exhibition”, Brea, CA
  • “Midwest Watercolor Society 26th Annual National Exhibition of Transparent Watercolors”, Kankakee, IL
  • “California Watercolor Society 33rd Annual Open Watercolor Competition”, San Francisco, CA

2001

  • “The Los Gatos Art Association’s 51st Annual Open-Juried Show”, Los Gatos, CA - 1st Place in Watercolor
  • “Watercolor West 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition”, Brea, CA

2000

  • “National Watercolor Society 80th Annual Exhibition”, Fullerton, CA
  • “National Watercolor Society Members Juried Exhibition”, Glendale, CA - 4th place award
  • “South Bay Fine Arts Festival”, Santa Clara, CA - Award of Excellence
  • 1999 “California Watercolor Association 31st Annual Open Watercolor Competition”, San Francisco, CA
  • “Midwest Watercolor Society 23rd Annual National Exhibition of Transparent Watercolors”, Manitowoc, WI
  • “South Bay Fine Arts Festival – ’99″, Santa Clara, CA - honorable mention

1998

  • “4th Biennial Watercolor Competition & Exhibition”, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
  • “Society of Western Artists Annual Show”, San Francisco, CA
  • “People in Watercolor”, Los Altos Library, Los Altos, CA

1997

  • “Society of Western Artists Annual Show”, San Francisco, CA
  • “Society of Western Artists”, Palo Alto, CA - Second place award
  • “The Art of Watercolor”, Los Altos Library, Los Altos, CA
  • “Triton Museum of Art Biennial Statewide Watercolor Competition”, Santa Clara, CA