McNamee, Jodi

Artist Statement
Although I tend to be a realistic wildlife painter, I am much more interested in how the subject feels to me, rather than how it looks.

I paint in layers and use very fine brushes for feathers and fur. I take my time on every painting to bring through each individual personality and expressions whether it is birds, bears or the buffalo. I have also been painting a series of endangered wildlife, as I am very charismatic to this cause. There is a softness to watercolor that I love.

I also have a passion for photography that I use to captue the images of wildlife as the subject matter for my watercolor paintings.

About Artist Jodi McNamee
Jodi is a professional art teacher and has taught basic watercolor at the Napa Valley College for 7 years in northern CA. before moving to Oregon in 2011.

Jodi had lived in northern CA. for many years, she was a member at numerous art associations and has displayed and sold her fine art paintings in gallery shows.

She is originally from rural nothern N.J. and believes it was her early years spent in nature that inspired her into painting wildlife scenes.  This love for watercolor has been extended to others through her career as an art teacher.

Jodi isnow happily living in Sisters, Oregon with her husband, two Siamese cats and one new golden doodle puppy.

Artist Code: JDM