Jean has studied art and lived in Asia, Dubai and Europe. She has exhibited in many major exhibitions including the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and was elected a member of the SWA, Society of Women Artists this year having won the Anthony J Lester Art Critic Award in their Annual Exhibition in 2009. Jean holds Watercolour Workshops internationally. Her first book "How to Paint Colour and Light" will be available in summer 2010. Passionate about animals, their character, nature and welfare is an emotional trigger behind many of her compositions.