Jean began painting in spring 2001, when she took a class called "Watercolor for Absolute Beginners." The instructor, James Michael, has remained her teacher and mentor. Through books, classes and workshops, many additional artists have shared with her some of what they know: Bridget Austin, Jeanne Carbonetti, Sharon Crosbie, Jeanne Dobie, George Dorn, Bill Doughty, Judy Eatron, Ed Fenendael, Jean Hitzke, Win Jones, Jan Kunz, Cynthia McGuire, Joye Moon, Kathleen Mulholland, Barbara Nechis, Gail Speckmann, Lennox Wallace, and Bill Weidner. She is grateful to each and every one of them. |
At present, Jean Tobin's work may be seen regularly at Two Fish Gallery in Elkhart Lake and at the Jura Sliverman Gallery (Wisconsin Artists' Showcase) in Spring Green. She is a member of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society and a lifetime member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. In addition to numerous articles, reviews, and poems, Jean Tobin has published two books: with Ruth Saxton, Woolf and Lessing: Breaking the Mold (St. Martin's 1994: MacMillan, 1994) and Creativity and the Poetic Mind (Lang, 2004). She taught at the University of Wisconsin Sheboygan and is presently Professor Emerita of English with the University of Wisconsin Colleges. She lives with her husband in a wooded area on Lake Michigan near Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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