Jean Batchelder

Artwork submitted for bid 
at our August 31, 2008 auction:

"The Secret of Mesa Verde: Mug House"
16.5" h X 22.5" w, Watercolor
(24 X 30 frame)
Gallery price: $900

Jean Batchelder was Artist in Residence at Mesa Verde National Park during May 2007.  She was privileged to visit sites which are not open to the public, such as Mug House on Wetherill Mesa.  The cliff dwelling was named ‘Mug House’ because of a collection of mugs found among the site artifacts in 1890.  Jean shares this amazing piece of ancient American history through her painting created especially for the Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction.
Jean delights in nature’s magnificence, spending most weekends hiking, backpacking, or snowshoeing in the mountains and canyon country – always with her camera and watercolor field kit. She draws inspiration from Aristotle, “In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.”  Her work is all about her response to nature, whether a misty sunrise or a flaming sunset, a miniscule alpine flower or a gigantic peony, a rocky cliff or a cascading waterfall or a sandy wash. She captures her impressions in watercolor, eager to share her joy with others. She defines her style as interpretative realism, integrating light and color to draw the viewer into the heart of the painting. 
Her award-winning works have been exhibited nationally, and reside in public, corporate, and private collections from coast-to-coast.  She is a member of several art organizations, including the Colorado Watercolor Society, and is represented by the Lincoln Gallery in downtown Loveland, Colorado.  She has studied with a number of notable artists around the country.
For more information:
Jean Batchelder, Loveland, Colorado
(970) 635-9843
jean@batchelderart.com
www.batchelderart.com

 

Juried Exhibitions:
Western Spirit Art Show & Sale; 2007
TVAL Sweet Art show; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Greeley Art Association Art from the Heart show; 2005, 2006, 2007
CACEP Women’s History Month Art Exhibition; 2006, 2007
National Greeley Art Exhibition & Sale; 2005, 2006, 2007
NCAA Celebration of Color show; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
TVAL Annual Juried Regional show; 2005, 2006, 2007
Upstream People Gallery 2006 Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition
NCAA Small Works Exhibit; 2006
CACEP Holiday Art Show & Sale, 2006
TVAL Spring Show; 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
NCAA Capture the County show; 2005, 2006
Gilpin County Arts Association 58th Annual Exhibition; 2005
Upstream People Gallery 2005 All Media International Juried Online Art Exhibition
NCAA Paint the Town show; 2002, 2003, 2004

Solo Exhibits:
Loveland Visitor Center, March 2007 – “Landscapes & Wild Flowers of Northern Colorado”
Lincoln Gallery, Loveland Colorado, August 2006 – “Abstractions and Explorations”
Edward Jones Investment Offices, Fort Collins Colorado, July 2006 – “The Urban Wild”
Edward Jones Investment Offices, invited back in September 2007 – will exhibit “On the Trail of the Ancients”, paintings from Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, & Canyon de Chelly

Awards:
1st Place Watercolor: Greeley Art Assoc. Art from the Heart show – 2005, 2006, 2007
Watercolor Merit Award: Thompson Valley Art League 2006 & 2007 Juried Regional show
Honorable Mention Landscape: Northern Colorado Artist Assoc. 2006 Small Works show
2- Dimensional Merit Award: TVAL 2006 Fall Juried Open
Watercolor Honorable Mention: NCAA 2006 Celebration of Color show

Professional Affiliations:
Colorado Watercolor Society, Denver
Cultural Arts Council, Estes Park
Northern Colorado Artist Association, Fort Collins
Plein Air Painters of Estes Park
Thompson Valley Art League, Loveland

Gallery Representation:
Lincoln Gallery, 429 North Lincoln Avenue, Loveland, CO 80537

 

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