FREE Demo: Artisan ART Spot Jump Start Your Creativity; Fun on paper & Aquabord ®. Saturday, December 8, 1:30 - 3:30 pm. At the Artisan Santa Fe Store. 2601 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Register: (505) 954-4179.

44th Annual Watercolor West International Exhibition. October 13–December 16, 2012. Opening reception, Saturday, October 13; 5-7 PM, at the City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea Civic & Cultural Center, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA.

2nd Prize!  WAOWing the Texas Hill Country (42nd National Exhibition), November 15–December 15, 2012. RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX. Opening Reception; Friday, December 7th, 5-9PM.
208 South Llano Street, Fredericksburg, TX. All work for sale.

“The Artistic Touch 5”, Watercolor painting techniques and inspiration from more than 100 artists by Chris Unwin. Jeanne is an included artist. Published by Northlight Books, October, 2012. Hear from the artists as they discuss how & why they paint like they do and why they love working in watercolor. Learn from fellow watercolor artists as they share their favorite pieces; find inspiration.  Amazon

“Creative Freedom”, 52 Art Ideas, Projects and Exercises to Overcome Your Creativity Block by Maggie Price. Jeanne is a contributing artist. Published by Northlight Books. Preorder now for March 2013. This book features 52 inspiring art ideas, projects, tips, techniques and new ways to be more artistic. Ms. Price guides you through how to be more creative and create fantastic pieces of art. Covering multiple media. Shake up your creative process. Amazon

Member Demo: New Mexico Watercolor Society (Albuquerque, NM). Demonstration at the monthly Watercolor Society meeting, Monday, April 15th, 2013 at 7 PM. Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, 2000 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM.

New Mexico Art League (Albuquerque, NM).
2-day “Expressive Watercolor Portraits” Workshop on Wednesday & Thursday, May 29th & 30th, 2013. 9AM–4PM. Take the intimidation out of painting portraits once you discover they are comprised of shapes, colors & values like any subject. Learn to simplify and break the face down to paintable. Understand facial proportions, features and appropriate lighting. Registration through NM Art League.

New Mexico Art League (Albuquerque, NM).
2-day “Expressive Watercolor Flower Portraits” Workshop on Monday & Tuesday, June 17th & 18th, 2013. 9AM–4PM. Capture the unique character of flowers with close-in “portrait” paintings. Learn strategies to distill your subject into simple shapes, values and colors. Create a dimensional feel through layering and flowing washes for soft, exciting backgrounds. Registration through NM Art League.

2-day Santa Fe “Wacky Watercolor: Creative Freedom” Workshop on Monday & Tuesday, June 24th & 25th, 2013; 9AM–4PM. (Santa Fe, NM). Try some intuitive and new approaches to your juices flowing. Exercises to loosen up your creativity. Learn to tap in to your playfulness. Follow up with Strategies workshop below. Open subject. For information, directions, and sign up, please email me.

2-day Santa Fe “Strategies for Brilliant Watercolor” Workshop on Monday & Tuesday, July 22nd & 23rd, 2013; 9AM–4PM. (Santa Fe, NM). There are multiple ways to approach any subject matter. Learn how to choose techniques best suited for your subject and expression. Learn multiple approaches. This year focus on finishing your paintings. Follow up with Wet & Workable below. Open subject. For information, directions, and sign up, please email me.

New Mexico Art League (Albuquerque, NM).
2-day “Strategies for Brilliant Watercolor” Workshop on Wednesday & Thursday, November 6th & 7th, 2013. 9AM–4PM. How do you start painting? There are multiple ways to approach any subject matter. Learn how to choose techniques best for your subject. Learn multiple approaches. Follow up with the Glass-less Watercolor workshop below. Registration through NM Art League.

New Mexico Art League (Albuquerque, NM).
2-day “Contemporary “Glass-less” Watercolors” Workshop on Saturday & Sunday, November 9th & 10th, 2013. 9AM–4PM. Learn strategies for painting on Ampersand™ AquaBord™. Easily lift back to white and create rich color. Or paint on watercolor paper and affix to HardBord™. Discussion of other options and surfaces for creating glass-less watermedia works. $5 materials fee for sealing materials. Purchase one each Aquabord & Hardbord prior to class. Registration through NM Art League.

2014 FRANCE! Domaine du Haut Baran in the Quercy region of France. “Strategies for Brilliant Watercolor: French Countryside & Gardens” Sun–Sat, Sept. 7-13, 2014. Plein air landscape and “intimate scenes” garden painting. Develop or improve skills and approaches for painting and sketching outdoors and in studio to record  your experiences in France. Enjoy the fabulous food, wine and local attractions: primitive cave paintings, hilltop scenic and historic villages. (HautBaran.com).