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"Liberty Haskins House" – 11"x14" – watercolor – by Jennifer Sowders (orig. sold)
Created during the 2021 Jim White Memorial Paint-Out sponsored by the Anthony Wayne Area Arts Council. Watercolor 11"x14" created en Plein Air. Waterville, Ohio is a beautiful town full of history. The Waterville Historical Society has this to say about the architecture of one of it's prized historical gems:
A Second Empire Style is named for Napoleon III who came to power in France in 1852. The style is distinguished by steep-sided mansard (double-sloped) roofs, often with patterned slate tiles used as a decorative element. The style also included decorative brackets beneath the cornice of the roof and also under balconies and bay windows. Wrought iron detail is also common. Second Empire style gives the impression of height, with narrow bays and tall windows, but the practical purpose of the deep roof line is to create additional living space in the attic.
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Growing up on a ‘dead end’ road in the country; Northwest Ohio-native artist, Jennifer Sowders, grew up spending a lot of time studying nature and it’s indelible thread is noted within her painted landscape and figurative series bodies of work.
A 1994 BFA graduate from the Columbus College of Art and Design, she has signature membership in: Ohio Watercolor Society and Watercolor USA Honor Society. She holds associate membership in: Allied Artists, American Impressionist and National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Societies.
New to acrylic landscapes as of 2021, she debuted with an honorable mention in AcrylicWorks 9 : The Best of Acrylic and has been a finalist in every issue since. She is also an avid watercolorist, having 2 pieces in the Ohio Arts Council collection.
Her most recent accomplishments have been in receiving 2nd place in the landscape division of the Artists Magazine’s 40th Annual, and Grand Prize in International Artist magazine's Landscape challenge 2 years in a row ('24&'25).
She is currently represented by the Toledo Museum of Art’s Collector Corner, Gallery 317 (Bryan, OH) and is actively welcoming further representation as well.
Jennifer opens up her Fostoria, Ohio studio and gallery space: MONgallery and Art Studio, every MONday to visitors. She coined “MON” to represent “Middle Of Nowhere” because of her rural location where she lives with husband, Gary and has 3 sons.
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