The Gift of the Garden by Barbara Wentzell Jaquith

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An New England garden in summer

Barbara Wentzell Jaquith
The Gift of the Garden, 2025
Sennelier Pastel on Velvet Paper
23.5 x 17.5 x 2 in (59.69 x 44.45 x 5.08 cm)
Inv: 30
NFS
Not For Sale

My husband, Arnie, asked me to do a pastel painting of his dad's garden in Rumney, NH. The garden was well known in the region for its colorful summer blooms. In retirement, Mr. Jaquith loved tending his garden from first light to dinner time, and he took great joy in sharing it with the local community. As I sit now in the studio painting this garden, Arnie reminds me that artists used to travel from all over to visit the garden and spend time capturing it on canvas.

Subject Matter: Landscape
Current Location: Lovering Studio
Collections: 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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