Jeannie has been an artist her entire life. The daughter of a craft store owner, she was able to express her creativity early through many mediums. Her creativity was enhanced by picking up skills like manufacturing her own metal jewelry, by silversmithing with torch and anvil work.

When her brother was struggling with chemotherapy, she took up crochet and knitting to make him hats and scarves so that he could be more comfortable at his lengthy medical sessions. She began painting miscellaneous items used in the yard as in lawn tractors and watering cans with bright whimsical flowers. She gave them to her friends and neighbors who placed them in their homes as artwork instead of their yards.

Now, she has expanded her pallet to watercolor painting. While recuperating from foot surgery, she took online classes as well as watching hours of YouTube videos. She even connected with a 14-year-old oil painting prodigy whose friendship became more important to her than the painting tips.

Her innate artistic ability began to emerge and the quest for results became a passion for the process. Mixing and matching the paints, the brushes, and the paper are more fun to her than the results of those endeavors.

Contact Jeannie: bloomsbyjeannie@gmail.com