About the Artist

Jeanette Fournier

My artwork comes from a passion for and love of the natural world in which I grew up and extended to other wild places where I have lived and explored over the years.  With family ties in both the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, I spend a great deal of time in the woods, observing and then creating paintings from what I see there.  Growing up in an area of rugged wilderness with a mix of farmlands and small village communities, I developed a strong connection to my natural surroundings.  It has had a direct influence on my decision to focus on painting animals, birds and nature. 

I am drawn to create artwork of the wild creatures in our world so we will remember them.  I want my art to remind people of the importance of saving the natural places around us as well as the importance of being a part of them.  I hope my art will inspire people to stay connected to our wild spaces.  In the same ways in which we are drawn to be in the nature around us, I hope you will be drawn into the nature of my art.

I am a self-taught artist who specializes in watercolor paintings of animals, birds and nature with a distinct and original style not commonly found with this medium.  My meticulous attention to detail and illustrative style are the hallmarks of my work.  My work has been accepted to the "Art of the Animal Kingdom", the "Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors" and the American Watercolor Society Annual International Exhibition, three prestigious national art exhibitions in New England. I have also exhibited with The Society of Animal Artists. I am a Signature member of the New England Watercolor Society, the North East Watercolor Society and the Vermont Watercolor Society. I’m an Associate Member of the Society of Animal Artists and the American Watercolor Society, an Elected Artist Member of the American Artists Professional League and a full artist member of the Copley Society of Art.

Honors:

2022 Signature Member Status Achieved - New England Watercolor Society
2022 Award of Merit - Copley Society of Art

2021  Award of Distinction - New England Watercolor Society
2021 Award of Excellence - Vermont Watercolor Society Annual Awards Show


2020  Women In Watercolor International Juried Competition - Blick Art Award


2019   Selin & Selin Architecture Award - Vermont Watercolor Awards Exhibition
2019    William Brauer Memorial Award - 2019 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition
2019   Award of Merit - Copley Society of Art


2017   Al Benjamin Memorial Award - 2017 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition


2016 Finalist in The Artist Magazine 33rd Annual Art Competition

2015    3rd Place - Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp Competition


2014    Finalist in Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp Competition


2013   Awarded Signature Status - Vermont Watercolor Society
2013 Awarded Signature Status - Northeast Watercolor Society


2012   Black Horse Award - Vermont Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition
2012   George Sponable Memorial Award - 31st Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors

Regional/National Shows:

2023 Society of Animal Artists - Encounters with the Animal Kingdom Exhibit
2022
American Watercolor Society 155th Annual International Exhibition
2022
New England Watercolor Society North American Open Show
2022 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition
2022 Vermont Watercolor Society Annual Awards Show

2021 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition
2021 New England Watercolor Society Associate Members Show
2021  New England Watercolor Society North American Open Juried Exhibition


2020   39th Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors
2020   Women In Watercolor International Juried Competition
2020    New England Watercolor Society North American Open Show
2020 Vermont Watercolor Society Annual Awards Show


2019 Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp Competition
2019 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition

2018    37th Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors
2018    Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibition
2018    16th New England Watercolor Biennial North American Open Show
2018    9th Annual St. Augustine Art Association Nature & Wildlife Exhibition


2016   The Artist's Magazine 33rd Annual Art Competition - Finalist in Animal/Wildlife Category