Jeannie Vodden

Jeannie Vodden lives in the foothills of the Northern Sierra Nevada. Her charming home studio is located on the Jackson Creek right off Highway 88 in Jackson, Ca.
Jeannie, whose media is most often watercolor, is a versatile painter of portraits, still life, floral, landscape and fantasy. 

In 1993 she returned to school to study art at American River College in Sacramento. She mentored with, and was a teacher’s aid for, Sacramento artist/teacher Gary Pruner, studying color theory, design, drawing, painting, and art history. She was impressed with Pruner’s passion for art and his sensitive methods of teaching.

Now, Vodden is a popular instructor of watercolor. She has taught workshops throughout California, and out of state for 15 years, and teaches regular classes at The School of Light and Color in Fair Oaks, and at University Art in Sacramento, Ca. She enjoys demonstrating her watercolor techniques to art and community organizations and finds the challenge of judging art competitions rewarding.

Having recently returned from teaching a workshop in Vancouver, Washington for the Southwest Washington Watercolor Society and judging their fall art competition, Jeannie’s schedule is a busy one. She’s know for her casual sunlit portraits. She is a frequent entrant in art competitions. Jeannie does her own framing and matting, and maintains her website, as well as all the little and big demands of small business.

In 2009 Jeannie’s work was featured on Chris Beck’s watercolor blog, (http://brush-paper-water.blogspot.com) in which the Bay area artist, Beck, features a new artist every other week.

Jeannie has shown her work in galleries and businesses in Sacramento, Lodi, Stockton and in many California Gold Country towns, such as: Placerville, Sutter Creek, Jackson and Murphys.

A few of her many awards include:

Best of Show, San Joaquin County Fair, Stockton, Ca. 2009
2nd Place, Annual Mother Lode Competition, Placerville, Ca. 2009
First place in Watercolor, University Art Competition, Sacramento, Ca, 2009
Awards in the Stockton Art League’s competition at the Haggin Museum
Acceptance into the prestigious 2000 and 2002 Crocker Kingsley competition at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, Ca.
Awards at the “California Works” fine art competition at the California State Fair
Honorable Mentions at the KVIE Annual Art Auction
And many Best of Show Awards and Peoples’ Choice Awards.

The State of California has purchased two of her paintings for its archives.

For years Vodden demonstrated in the “California Works” Fine Art Show at the State Fair, sharing her work and talking to visitors of the well-regarded art show.

In 2008 and 2009 she opened her home studio to the public for the Amador County Art Studio Tours.

Jeannie is the mother of two sons, grandmother of 5.