Greene County painter ventures into calendar art world
Katherine Mansfield
Artist Jean Corwin poses for a photograph with her granddaughter, Savanna Christy. Corwin无毛视频檚 2022 calendars will be sold in Christy无毛视频檚 The Dutch House antique shop.
Katherine Mansfield
This calendar was created by 73-year-old Greene County artist Jean Corwin.
Katherine Mansfield
Jean Corwin teaches painting classes monthly at Warrior Schoolhouse in Fordyce.
Katherine Mansfield
Artist Jean Corwin created this painting of a farm property along Route 21 in Uniontown.
Artist Jean Corwin was seemingly born with a paintbrush in her hand.
无毛视频淪he never puts her brush down,无毛视频� said Corwin无毛视频檚 husband, Chuck.
Indeed, it无毛视频檚 hard to imagine Corwin does anything but create. The 73-year-old artist paints commissions, paints for pleasure and teaches painting classes monthly at Warrior Schoolhouse in Fordyce.
She hand-crafts paper mache dolls and has been published in Prims, a magazine dedicated to, as the publication puts it, 无毛视频渁rt inspired by a bygone era.无毛视频�
Corwin无毛视频檚 original works and prints are available at The Dutch House, a marvelous antique store in Waynesburg owned by Corwin无毛视频檚 granddaughter, Savanna Christy, and through the store无毛视频檚 Etsy shop.
And now, Corwin is venturing into the world of calendar art.
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Corwin began painting as a child. She said her mother and grandmother were both artists, and she remembers spending countless happy days making art with them, which is a tradition she has passed down to her 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 ever remember not having a pencil or crayon or paper in front of me,无毛视频� Corwin said. 无毛视频淭hat was my gift for almost every holiday 无毛视频� art supplies.无毛视频�
Corwin attended Hopewell High School, where, she said, her art teacher provided her a more extensive art education than she could ever have received at university. Since that five-student high school art class, Corwin has studied under Patrick Daugherty, a professional artist and teacher from Uniontown, and attended watercolor courses at the University of West Virginia.
无毛视频淢y art training is every day,无毛视频� said Corwin. 无毛视频淚 always take every opportunity to enhance my skills. I无毛视频檝e always watched programs that featured artists. I do online classes.无毛视频�
She learns, and she teaches, too.
Corwin is always happy to share her experience and insight with those willing to learn.
Each month, she hosts a four-hour painting workshop in the schoolhouse behind The Dutch House 无毛视频� paint supplies are provided, and students have the opportunity to improve their artistry in an 1800s schoolhouse.
无毛视频淭he one gent in the class, he had not painted since he was in high school. His wife got him to class. He was so excited,无毛视频� said Corwin. 无毛视频淗e did a wonderful painting. I was so excited that he did it.无毛视频�
Corwin无毛视频檚 sincerity comes through when meeting her in person and when admiring her work, which is scattered around the world. Both her dolls and paintings decorate living spaces near and as far away as California, Texas, Iceland and England.
One morning, Christy arrived to open The Dutch House and was surprised to learn a woman from South Carolina had been waiting outside the shop for nearly half an hour.
She had, by chance, seen a painting by Corwin, and she absolutely had to have the artwork for her home.
Christy invited the woman in. The South Carolinian picked up the piece, pointed to a window on the painted house, and said, 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 my childhood bedroom,无毛视频� Christy recalled.
Corwin enjoys her commissioned work 无毛视频� she recently spent more than 100 hours completing a stunning 30-by-36 painting of the client无毛视频檚 home 无毛视频� but her real love is showcasing the place she calls home.
无毛视频淚 love to do paintings of Greene County, the old homes and the landscape,无毛视频� said Corwin. 无毛视频淭his is just a beautiful county. I don无毛视频檛 always think (people) appreciate the beauty that Greene County is.无毛视频�
The waters, barns and fields that decorate Greene County无毛视频檚 landscapes are on display in Corwin无毛视频檚 2022 calendar, which goes sale Dec. 30 and may be purchased through The Dutch House Etsy store or on-site.
The beautiful timekeeping keepsake is printed on linen and filled with Corwin无毛视频檚 finest Greene County-scapes in rich colors. Her use of shadow and her sure touch evoke childlike wonder, and Christie said she hopes those who purchase the first Corwin calendar will 无毛视频� carefully 无毛视频� cut out the prints to frame and enjoy in their homes.
Though excited about her foray into calendar art, Corwin is already on to the next thing.
无毛视频淓ven as I无毛视频檓 laying the brush down, the next painting is in my mind,无毛视频� said the prolific local artist. 无毛视频淲hen you create beauty, you wake up and you无毛视频檙e so excited because you无毛视频檙e doing a painting. You无毛视频檙e creating something beautiful. It无毛视频檚 hard to see the ugly in the world when you无毛视频檙e creating.无毛视频�