About the Cover Artist: Jane Bollman

Jane majored in art at Hood College and continued her studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art, after which she taught art in Baltimore County public schools.

Moving to Easton after retirement in 1999, Jane took a class at the Academy Art Museum under Mary Ekroos. Happily, that launched her into the world of contemporary impressionistic painting. She paints a variety of subjects, including landscape, still life, figures, animals, flowers and gardens and accepts consignments in both painting and faux finishing walls and furniture. In addition, she teaches beginning oil painting at the Talbot County Senior Center at Brookletts Place.

Art related activities have included: President, Talbot County Arts Council, member Working Artists Forum, St. Michaels Art League, Plein Air Painters of the Eastern Shore, and the Friday Morning Artists. She enjoys the rich and unique opportunities for painting in the Eastern Shore area, as well as association with other area artists.

One person shows include: Tidewater Inn, Dorchester Fine Arts Center, Church Alley Gallery, Avon Dixon Insurance Company, and the Sylvan Learning Center. Prizes include first prize in graphics at the Chesapeake College Art Show in 2005, honorable mention in the Local Color Show of the Plein Air Easton competition 2006, first prize in The Seeing Eye show sponsored by the South Street Gallery 2007, first prize in the St. Michaels Art League “Paint the Town” 2009 and first prize in another St. Michaels Art League library show in 2012.

Living in the heart of historic Easton among many people who treasure this small town, its surrounding rural country-side and beautiful waterways has been a great blessing to Jane and her husband, Roger. Painting here been the icing on the cake.