Sunrise Across the Texas Grasslands by Barbara Wentzell Jaquith

Discovery

A hot cotton sun rises far across the Texas Grasslands at McClellan Creek National Grasslands

Barbara Wentzell Jaquith
Sunrise Across the Texas Grasslands, 2025
Sennelier Pastel on Velvet
11 x 9.5 x 1 in (27.94 x 24.13 x 2.54 cm)
Framed: 13 x 10 x 2 in (33.02 x 25.4 x 5.08 cm)
Inv: 16
$200
Available

On the morning that this painting was done, a cotton candy sun was just rising over Texas grasslands at McClellan Creek National Grasslands. This unique ecosystem supports a remarkable diversity of life and is a testament to the brilliance of nature's design. The light cascaded towards me, tumbling over far rolling hills, across stands of scrub trees and onto the rolling grassland as I scrambled to capture this early morning moment.

It is offered for sale customed framed with a reverse beveled mat designed particularly for pastels.

Please Note: This work is currently appearing in the Forsyth County Arts and Culture exhibit, "Chasing the Light": An Exhibit of Plein Air Artists". It will be available for sale during this time with pick up after September 5. You can view this Exhibit at the galleries of the Fulton County Government Center, 141 Pryor St, SW, Atlanta, GA from July 7- August 29, 2025.

Subject Matter: Landscape
Current Location: Lovering Studio
Collections: Creek Rising; A Benefit for the South Fork Conservancy 2025, Pastels, Pastels: A Love Letter to America Collection

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Artist CV

Barbara Wentzell Jaquith

Lovering Studio, 478 Navarre Dr, Stone Mountain, Ga 30087

603-828-6057

Education

B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Studio Art and Social Work awarded from Plymouth State University (NH)

Experience

I am a multi-disciplinary artist with expertise in a wide variety of mediums. Over the years, my art experience has included mastery of a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and line art. I occasionally work in collage. Currently, I am working on a 50-piece pastel project titled A Love Letter to America. The project consists of one plein air pastel painting done in each of the 50 states using a proprietary technique that I call Ambient Observation.

Exhibition Experience

· The Cayman Gallery, Grand Cayman Island

· The Octagon Arts Center, Clearwater, Fl

· Grinders Gallery on Central, St. Pete, Fl

· Stone Soup Gallery in Key West, Fl. (solo)

· Crossroads: Change in Rural America: In 2020, I was privileged to participate in the Smithsonian Institute's traveling exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America

· Fulton County Arts and Culture: In July of 2025, I am exhibiting at an exhibit curated by the Fulton County Arts and Culture Department, Chasing the Light: An Exhibition of Plein Air Painters.

I have experience teaching individual private students as well as groups.

Awards and Grants

Award: Outstanding Group Volunteerism; Governor’s Office of Volunteerism

This federal grant was an award given for facilitating the placement of students in community-based non-profits, including those serving marginalized populations. Several arts and culture organizations were the recipients of student volunteerism through this initiative. I administered this federal grant for Plymouth State University

Award: Citation for Values-Based Leadership from Lutheran Social Services of New England, Inc.

This was an award given for developing community-based programming for the inclusion of marginalized people, especially those with disabilities in creative and life-enriching activities within their home communities.

Publications

Publications: My Home Town: Issues of Creative Inclusion in Community Living; Northeast AAMR Conference

Publication: Toward Equality and Justice in the Community; Family Support 56 Annual Region X Conference

I am pleased to have numerous pieces in private collections. I always appreciate collectors who find a personal connection with my work and want to include it in their working or living space.

Barbara Wentzell Jaquith

Stone Mountain, Georgia

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