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When Gerald "G" Brown speaks of his older second-cousin Jacqueline Carter Alexander there is a blend of admiration and affection in his voice. A primarily self-taught artist, Jacqueline began her interest in drawing in 1957 when she participated in a "Draw Me" challenge of President Lincoln. She began with pastels and then explored oil paints, but found her love in watercolors.
As part of a family with roots in Spotsylvania that go back 280 years, she has shared her art and heart for more than 50 years with area residents, as well with as Europeans that she met on her annual travels with her husband.
Her style is light and delightfully loose-which is perfect for conveying the personalities of the sites and structures she paints and even offers a glimpse of her own personality. Her prints and paintings feature iconic local buildings such as the Rising Sun Tavern, Mary Washington House, and Chatham Manor as well as scenes from her most cherished travel destination, Austria, and Italy, and
