The Midwest is where I grew up, but as a child, I traveled to three continents with my parents and sister. My family's jewelry business took us everywhere! There wasn't a museum, monument, pyramid, or castle we missed along the way...Dad and a multitude of tour guides made certain of that! From the age of nine till we turned eighteen, our summers were filled with the sights, sounds, and tastes of the world.
I attended Stephen's College from 1974 to 1979 where I graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art. I minored in Equestrian Science, of course! Now, one would expect I learned a lot from those 5 years, but I really didn't...at least, not what I was looking for. It was the mid seventies and well...you remember the seventies? Horse art was sniffed at and I was told there was no market for it. So after I graduated, I went to work for my folks and did only a handful of paintings thereafter. It wasn't until 1998 I decided if I was ever going to make a mark in this field, I better get after it...
In addition to painting full time now I have been teaching beginning painting and drawing classes in the nearby town of Marshalltown and am enjoying every minute of it!
Jeanne Newton Schoborg joined Pixels.com Licensing on February 17th, 2009.
