Jan Fetters, Artist

JAN FETTERS, ARTIST

WATERCOLOR - OILS - COMMISSIONS

863-679-1517 or 937-642-4646
janfetters@gmail.com

Jan is a retired postal manager who began painting after retirement, she has painted in most mediums but favors oil and watercolor.  She is a popular watercolor instructor in Central Florida.

She has become known for watercolors in a Batik Style on rice paper. The process of layering paint and melted wax is tedious, but Fetters says she loves working on a piece, sometimes for weeks.  Berry Alderdice of BSD Galleries in Lake Wales, FL, says, "This centuries-old art form finds new life in the varied subject matter of the paintings shown.... it is easy to see why Jan is so respected as an artist and teacher."

Jan is mainly self-taught; however, since 1993, she has taken numerous workshops with nationally known artists such as Frank Webb, Jan Kunz, Rose Edin, Chen Khee Chee, Don Andrews and Arleta Pech.  In 2006, she studied at LaRomita Art School in Terni, Italy.

AWARDS

Best of Show - Highlands Art Festival
Honorable Mention - Ridge Art Association
Helen Aufford Memorial Award (one), Lake Wales Art Show
Helen Aufford Memorial Award (two), Lake Wales Art Show
1st Place Watercolor - Lake Placid, FL
Judge's Choice Award - Avon Park, FL

 EXHIBITS

2011 "Teaching Artists"  Lake Wales Art Center
2011 South FL Community College
2011 Jan Fetters' Students - Lake Wales Public Library
2011 Florida Watercolor Society online show
2010 Florida Watercolor Society online show
2007 South FL Community College, Avon Park, FL
2007 Three women - Three Friends Exhibit Lake Wales Art Center
2007 Arts and Medicine Exhibit - Florida Hospital, Sebring, FL
2006 Honda of America - Marysville, OH
2005 "My Winter Haven" - Ridge Art Association, Winter Haven, FL
1997 South FL Community College, Avon Park, FL
2002 - 2011 Numerous Exhibitions, Ridge Art Association, Winter Haven, FL

COLLECTIONS

Highlands Regional Collection - Betty McDearman Collection - Banks and Business collections in Florida, Georgia and Ohio