El Dorado Hills Arts Association Demonstration
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from 6-8 pm
El Dorado Hills Library
Jeanne Vodden - 
Painting Translucent Watercolors

​The El Dorado Hills Arts Association is pleased to host accomplished watercolorist Jeanne Vodden for a demonstration on Tuesday, May 19. Please join us for this member meeting as Jeanne presents her process for painting a portrait. She will take us through how she uses three minimal, transparent staining colors to achieve incredible translucency in skin and eyes. She will also cover how she paints hair as a mass and members will learn how she adds details as well. This promises to be a beautiful evening of artistry.
Jeannie Vodden’s unique use of transparent staining watercolor sets her work apart.  Her preference for the complex play of form and light is balanced by her use of a very simple palette.  Her work is marked by color variety within a limited palette and by subtle delicacy of application.  Her interest in luminescence guides her choice of subject matter and quality of light. 

For almost 30 years Jeannie has taught workshops throughout California, starting in Sacramento at Graphic Hobby House (later University Art).  Then venturing out of state to Gillette, Wyoming, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Moultrie, Georgia and Manhattan, Kansas finding new friends as she went.  She also taught online classes with French Escapade during the pandemic.  Jeannie enjoys demonstrating her watercolor techniques to art and community organizations and finds the challenge of judging art competitions rewarding and inspiring.      ​
Judging Includes
  • ​New Mexico Watercolor Society – 2025
  • 35th Dorothy Indelicato Fine Art Show in Manteca - 2025
  • Pleasanton Art League – 2024
  • Nevada Watercolor Society – 2023
  • Amador County High School Art – 2022
  • Mother Lode Art Association, Sonora, CA- 2021
  • WASH Membership Shows – multiple years, Sacramento, CA
  • South West Watercolor Society - Vancouver, Washington
  • Sierra Watercolor Society, Reno, NV
  • Placerville Arts Assoc Membership Show - 2011
  • And many more
Permanent Collections
California State Fair: “Aviel” & “Riding the Wild Boar”

New Mexico Watercolor Society: “Sunny Duo”

Orland Art Center: “Grape Expectations”
A few of her Many Awards & Activities Include:
  • Acceptance into 2026 California Watercolor Assn. National Exhibition: “On The Carousel”
  • Her painting Wondrous Visions was included in SPLASH 2021, the Best of Watercolor
  • In 2020 Jeannie was awarded signature status at the California Watercolor Association.
  • “Sunshine” California Watercolor Association’s 48th National Exhibition, 2018 awarded the M. Graham & Co Award.
  • Salis International, Inc. Award in the 2016 California Watercolor Association’s 46th National Exhibition
  • Acceptance into National Watercolor Society 95th Exhibition 2015
  • Awards in the Stockton Art League’s competition at the Haggin Museum
  • Acceptance into the prestigious 2000 and 2002 Crocker Kingsley competition at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, Ca.
  • In 2015 Jeannie’s work was published in both Pratique des Art Magazine in France and Artist Palette Magazine in Australia.
  • From 2008 - 2025, Jeannie has designed a fair-themed window each summer at the Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, CA for the Amador Stars (Amador County’s local Cancer support organization).
  • She has designed wine labels for Young’s Vineyard, for Bella Impavida Wines and for restaurant designer, Pat Kuleto.
  • In 2020 and 2025 she self-published two fantasy children’s books: The Unseen Folk and The​ Unseen Folk, Book II
Jeannie's exceptional works of art can be viewed on the following sites:
Jeannie’s Website:  www.jeannievodden.com
Facebook:  Jeannie Vodden’s Art Studio
Instagram:  Jeannie Vodden
Etsy Shop:  JeannieVoddenArt
YouTube:  Jeannie Vodden