Jeanne Engesath

Port Angeles, Washington

Artist's Statement

In 1985 I moved from the Big Island of Hawaii to Southeast Alaska. What a change, but I loved it! It was in Alaska that I fell in love with the wildlife and outdoor art. I decided I wanted to specialize in wildlife & the outdoors and become good at it. Rather than attend traditional art school, I elected to study artists I admire, such as, wildlife artists John Seerey-Lester and Carl Brenders, and plein air painters George Strictland and Don Demers; and many others. So here I am, many workshops and art books later, engrossed full-time in what will be a life-long pursuit of capturing nature on canvas.

My paintings have won many local awards, both in Washington and Alaska, and I am proud to say that my art, in the form of originals, prints and note cards, has made it’s way into homes and businesses all over the United States as well as parts of Canada. I have done work for the Olympic National Park Interpretive Center and the Audubon Society.

My husband and I now live on 4 1/2 acres outside Port Angeles, Washington with our two mules, a very spirited Morgan gelding and five German shepherd dogs. We trail ride for miles in the mountains behind our home and I have all the time I need to work on my art.

Thank you, Lord, life is good.