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CONTACT: Carrie Kiewitt, 410-626-1033, carrie.kiewitt@annapolis.org
DATE: Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Painting Four Seasons in the William Paca Garden

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, Tuesday, January 05, 2010—This is a unique opportunity to paint the four seasons in the Paca Garden, a secluded reconstructed 18th-century garden managed by Historic Annapolis Foundation. The Paca Garden features include terraces, a summerhouse, an ornamental bridge and a fish pond.

Jean Brinton Jaecks, landscape and garden watercolorist, conducts this landscape painting workshop, meeting once in each season of the year. The first session will begin outside with Jean demonstrating as she paints the winter garden. Traditional methods of watercolor will be demonstrated including washes, dry brush and textural techniques. Her focus will be the study of light in a garden setting. Participants then choose their viewpoints and execute their own sketches and paintings. Artists are welcome to work in any medium. All levels of students are welcome. Small class size allows plenty of access to the instructor and a detailed critique at the end. A warming room and hot beverages will be provided at the winter session. Subsequent workshops are held en plein air, in the garden, and continue to explore light in the garden under the influence of different seasons.

Workshops will be held on Saturdays, February 27, April 17, August 7 and October 16, from 9 am to 1 pm. Registration is $60 per class; sign up for one or all four. Please dress appropriately for the weather. The winter session will be rescheduled only if driving conditions are dangerous; painting exercises will be adapted to weather conditions. Subsequent classes will meet rain or shine. First class meets at the William Paca House, 186 Prince George Street. Subsequent classes enter the garden through the gate at #3 Martin Street. A supply list is available from the instructor when you register. Please register through Historic Annapolis at www.annapolis.org or call 410-267-8146.

Jean Brinton Jaecks is a plein air landscape and garden painter. Jean received her MFA from George Washington University and a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. She has also studied at the Cape Cod School of Art with Henry Hensche. Again this summer Jean will be teaching plein air painting on the Amalfi Coast. She was the 2008 recipient of the Rochefort-en-Terre Artist Residency in Brittany, France. She is also a painting instructor for St. John's College, the US Botanic Garden, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the National Arboretum. Her paintings have been exhibited at Vietri sul Mare, Italy, Rochefort-en-Terre Museum, Brittany, France, Corcoran Gallery of Art, the National Arts Club, NYC, Boathouse Central Park, NYC, the National Adirondack Exhibit of American Watercolors, the McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC and the Heritage Museum, Taladega, AL.


Since 1952 Historic Annapolis Foundation has preserved the distinctive character of Maryland's capital city through public advocacy and guidelines, purchase and renovation, original research, and educational programs. The Foundation manages historic Annapolis properties including the St. Clair Wright Center, William Paca House and Garden, Shiplap House, Museum Store, Waterfront Warehouse, and Hogshead. For more information, visit www.annapolis.org.


Historic Annapolis Foundation
For more information about our events, contact: Carrie Kiewitt, carrie.kiewitt@annapolis.org.
Events and Reservations: www.annapolis.org or 410-267-8146.

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