Welcome to my Art World!
I'm Jeannette Fromm, artist and educator. Making art is my passion, and I love sharing it with others. Enjoy my art!
About the Artist
My Background
My Medium / Inspiration
My Medium / Inspiration
Born and raised in California, I have been an artist since childhood, beginning my first commissioned artworks at the age of 16, also gaining top honors and recognition in both local and state competitions. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Distinction from the California College of the Arts in Oakland, and have studied Graphic D
Born and raised in California, I have been an artist since childhood, beginning my first commissioned artworks at the age of 16, also gaining top honors and recognition in both local and state competitions. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Distinction from the California College of the Arts in Oakland, and have studied Graphic Design at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. I enjoy making art for exhibitions, creating commissioned portraits, teaching art, and I enjoy various special art projects that come my way. I exhibit in the Bay Area, with artwork in private collections across the US.
My Medium / Inspiration
My Medium / Inspiration
My Medium / Inspiration
My main art media includes oils, watercolor, pastels, charcoal, graphite, and pen & ink. I love to paint and draw people, still-life, animals, and landscape. When I make art, I strive to recreate the nuances that I experience when viewing an object in certain lighting, or the feeling of an environment that I am in, or the unique personal
My main art media includes oils, watercolor, pastels, charcoal, graphite, and pen & ink. I love to paint and draw people, still-life, animals, and landscape. When I make art, I strive to recreate the nuances that I experience when viewing an object in certain lighting, or the feeling of an environment that I am in, or the unique personality of the subject that I paint or draw. It is very gratifying when my finished art connects with a viewer, provoking a feeling, a mood, memory for that person.
Teaching Art
My Medium / Inspiration
Teaching Art
Over the years, I have been blessed with support and encouragement from cherished mentors, which have influenced my desire to nurture art and creativity in others as well. I teach youth and adult art classes in my Pleasant Hill art studio, creating community around art. I encourage students to exercise their art skills daily, like athlete
Over the years, I have been blessed with support and encouragement from cherished mentors, which have influenced my desire to nurture art and creativity in others as well. I teach youth and adult art classes in my Pleasant Hill art studio, creating community around art. I encourage students to exercise their art skills daily, like athletes do. The more you work out, the better you get. Practice is key to mastering media and opening up creative possibilities.