"There is nothing more exciting for me than to hike, snowshoe, or mulepack to rugged mountain peaks, rocky desert outcroppings, or lonely and remote canyons to capture the beauty of these wild places in plein-air paintings."
Jean LeGassick
Biography
Jean LeGassick was born in California in 1950 and lived there for her first 47 years. She graduated from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, in 1979 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Her artist affiliations include the Plein-Air Painters of America and the California Art Club.
Jean was recently honored by being chosen as one of six artists filmed for the PBS series, "Plein-Air: Painting the American Landscape" which is currently being shown on public television stations across the nation. This beautiful series is also available for sale (see the PBS Series page on this web site for more information).
She has participated in many fine invitational art shows throughout the country, including several museum shows. In addition, her work can be found in many public and private collections, including the permanent collection of the Nevada Museum of Art.
Jean has been a featured artist in PleinAir Magazine (Dec. `04), as well as having her work published in many other national magazines in the past decade.
An art instructor at Cerro Coso Community College in Bishop, California for many years, she continues to teach an occasional oil painting workshop (see Workshops page on this web site). The summer 2008 issue of American Artist's Workshop Magazine features Jean teaching a recent Art in the Aspens Workshop in Pueblo, Colorado.
Upcoming Events and Exhibits
Plein-Air Painters of America "American Legacy-- Our National Parks" City of Lake Charles 11/7/2010-1/16/2011 Reception: ()
The Haggin Museum in California hosted "American Legacy: Our National Parks-- On-Location with the Plein-Air Painters of America". This exhibition and sale featured work done by PAPA members in various National Parks. The entire exhibition will now travel to various sites around the nation. First scheduled site is the City of Lake Charles, LA. Call Denise Fasske, Director of Cultural Affairs, at 337/591-9159 for further information.
Upcoming Workshops
12th Annual PAPA Workshop & Seminar(0) Jackson, Wyoming 8/29/2010-9/3/2010 Jean will be teaching this Plein-Air Painters of America Workshop (along with John Budicin, Gil Dellinger, Gay Faulkenberry, Frank LaLumia, Joe Paquet, and Ron Rencher) in the beautiful-- no, gorgeous!-- Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park area. Mountains, meadows, aspen and pine forests, lakes, streams and wildlife abound. Visit http://www.pleinairpaintersofamerica.com for more details about this exciting workshop. Susan McGarry(susanhmcgarry@msn.com)
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