Jenness cortez biography for kids

American, b. 1944

Jenness Cortez is a distinguished figure in the contemporary revival of classical realist painting. She was born in Indiana and exhibited a very early talent for art. As a teenager, she took private lessons with Antonius Raemaekers, a well-trained Dutch-born painter and superb teacher whose early instruction continues to influence her work.

Jenness cortez biography for kids

By choosing to study at the Herron School of Art, one of the oldest independent professional schools of art in America, Cortez received a rigorous five-year training in all technical aspects of art making. To add to her store of technical mastery, Cortez then went to New York to study at the Art Students League under another gifted teacher, Arnold Blanch, whose influence on the young art student was profound.

Throughout her remarkable career Cortez has become proficient in a variety of subject matter including sporting and wildlife art, landscape, portraiture, interiors, and still-life.

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