I paint in oil and pastels. My studio is my “happy place'', but I discovered the joys of plein air painting. Being outdoors soaking in the sounds, smells, and visions around me is a path for me to really see and interpret my subjects. I delight in landscapes, old buildings, and furniture, especially chairs. Through late April to October, I paint every week with the Mountain Valley Plein Air Painters at a variety of locations in South Central PA. I spend the winters in the Florida Keys and continue painting en plein air with the Art Guild of the Purple Isles for the season.

My painting is influenced by the Impressionists, the Expressive Realists, and the teachers with whom I have been fortunate to study: Carol Begley, PSA, Laurie McKelvie, Kathleen Denis, Thomas Kitts, Michelle Byrne, and Tara Will.

“These works were painted in my favorite mediums, oil and pastel. The subjects range from sites found locally, to the Adirondacks, and to the Florida Keys. Many were painted en plein air. Each painting is accompanied by a story about its creation.” ~ Jean R. Frey

Jean’s work has been featured at the Spotlight Gallery at the Foundry (PA), Chambersburg (PA) Council for the Arts, Waynesboro (PA) Gallery 42, Waynesboro Gallery 50, Chambersburg (PA) Hospital, Grove Family Library, Art and Frame of Falls Church (VA) and at the annual Old Red Barn Plein Air Exhibits in Mont Alto, PA.

She has received awards in the following exhibits:

The Waynesboro Studio Club Clothesline Exhibit: 2017, 2018, 2019

The Franklin County Art Alliance Annual Exhibit: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

The Art Guild of the Purple Isles Annual Exhibit: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022

Her work can be seen at The Foundry (Chambersburg, PA), The Cumberland Shop (Shippensburg, PA), The Carlisle Art Learning Center (Carlisle, PA), and Key Largo Art Gallery (Key Largo, FL) and on her website www.jeanfreypaintings.com.