About Jan

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043d05a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><B>Jan Beitel Gallery</B></FONT>  <B>About Jan</B>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Island Series 1"><U>Island Series 1</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Island Series 2"><U>Island Series 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Original Art"><U>Original Art</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portraits"><U>Portraits</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rodeo "><U>Rodeo </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Florals"><U>Florals</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="prints"><U>prints</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2123.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="10c92b40.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> New Show: </div> <div> 'Visions of Tahiti"</div> <div> Jan Beitel & Ann Bajovich</div> <div> 2-person show</div> <div> Reception for the  artists 5:30-7pmThurs. May 26, 2005 to June 24, 2005</div> <div> Pendleton Art Center Pendleton, Or.</div> <div> 214 N. Main St.</div> <bR> <div> Jan will have a Christmas </div> <div> show in December at Oxford Suites in Hermiston, Or.  </div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> Jan Beitel artist, is a native Oregonion, the descendent of pioneers. She has been described as a communicator,</div> <div> for many years she ran her Graphics Design business, the thread of art was always present in her work. She painted portraits, western scenes, rodeo and florals in watercolor and acrylic. Many of these fine works can be viewed on the pages of this website.</div> <bR> <div> Retired now, she lives in Eastern Oregon with her husband Bob, they have three grown children, Danny, Diana and Andy. Jan can now paint fulltime, she can be found in her studio working on her latest project, enjoying the challenge presented by her subjects.</div> <bR> <div> Jan says her art is a communication of an artists view of the world at a moment in time. she hopes the viewer will enjoy the moment she has captured. Jan's work delights the senses in color and design, realistic and painterly.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Jan Beitel</I></div> <div> <I>Art Shows, Collections and Education</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Art Shows:</I></div> <div> <I>One person Show, Allied arts Gallery, Richland Wa.</I></div> <div> <I>Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Second Place</I></div> <div> <I>Newport Visual Arts Center, Presented by Turnaround Group</I></div> <div> <I>Pendleton Arts Festival, Honorable Mention 1979 &1982</I></div> <div> <I>Allied Arts Library Show, Richland, Wa.</I></div> <div> <I>Multnomah & Benton/Franklin Fair, First place</I></div> <div> <I>Two Person Show, Coastal Community Cultural Center, Lincoln City, Or.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Collections:</I></div> <div> <I>Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston, Or.,Watercolor</I></div> <div> <I>Umatilla Senior Center, Oil</I></div> <div> <I>St Vincents Medical Center, Portland Or. Watercolor</I></div> <div> <I>Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, Watercolor & Print</I></div> <div> <I>Annette Shreeve , oils</I></div> <div> <I>Pat Walchli, Oil</I></div> <div> <I>Norm Schroth, Watercolors</I></div> <div> <I>Many more private collections</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Education:</I></div> <div> <I>Professor Hixson, Columbia Basin College, oil</I></div> <div> <I>Kathyrn Kaye, Watercolor</I></div> <div> <I>Sandra Jones Campbell, Watercolor</I></div> <div> <I>Ann Bajovich, BFA, mentor & teacher</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>