May 16-20, 2005

Oil Painting Floral Workshop
by Jeanne MacKenzie

In conjunction with the Fred Machetanz Foundation Grant we offered a representative oil painting workshop this summer. Slide presentation, lecture and demonstration the first night were followed by four days of hands on floral painting and demonstrations. 17 students from Anchorage to Nancy Lake attended.

 

Jeanne Mackenzie is a Colorado resident living in the Fort Collins area. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Teaching Credential from San Diego State University. ‘I am continually learning new ways to make my paintings more expressive and spontaneous. The art of learning to ‘see’ is the foundation for a good painting and my constant lesson. Nature keeps me honest’.

Her artwork has earned Merit Awards and shown at Juried shows throughout the United States including the Oil Painters of America Show and the prestigious Arts for the Parks Top 100. She  was a finalist for The Artist's Magazine Art Competition and has been featured  both Southwest Art Magazine’s Best of the West and International Artist Magazine- Master Artists. Jeanne shares her love of art  teaching painting workshops throughout the country and is on staff at the Denver Art Museum teaching painting and color theory..

Photos by Suzanne Bach, Art Coordinator