Jeffrey R. Watts

                       

 "Girl with Blue Shawl"
Oil 22"x28"                        

"Model with Downcast Eyes " Oil 16 "x 12"

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Erica "
Oil 16"x 20"              

"Still Life with Abalone Shell "
Oil 16 "x 20"              

"Church Interior, Italy"
Oil 18"x24"            

"Autumn Wreath "
Oil 20 "x 16"                

"Eyes of Blue "
Oil 24 "x 18"                  

 "Still Life with Gloxinias"
Oil 11"x14"                      

"Feather Hat " Oil 20"x16"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Morning's Work "
Oil 40 "x 60"                      

"Ms. Tylka "
Oil 36 "x 24 "                  

"Still Life with Ganesh"
Oil 24 "x 18"                  

"Young Debutante "
Oil 30 "x 20"                        

"Young Painter "
Oil 20 "x 30"

 "Young Painter " was juried into the
California Art Club's 93th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Wendy" Oil 30"x20"

Fredricksburg Scholarship Award of Excellence
2004 National Oil Painters of America Exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 "The Farrier" (II)
Oil 60"x40"                

 "Big Girl Stuff"
Oil 20"x16"                    

"Katrin "
Oil 20 "x 16 "

"Katrin" was awarded 2nd Place at the 2005 Salon International Exhibition

                     

 "Gypsy" Oil 14"x11"
                 

"Jasmine" Oil 14"x11"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Long Ago Friend"
Oil 18"x14"

Portrait Finalist Award
2000 Artist's Magazine Annual Art Competition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Mr. Metcalf " Oil 20"x16"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Nude with Book" Oil 16"x20"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The Monk" Oil 36"x28"

FIRST PLACE PORTRAIT AWARD
2003 Artist's Magazine
Annual Art Competition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 "The Pose " Oil 20 "x 16"
                 

"Autumn Day" Oil 22"x28"
SECOND PLACE LANDSCAPE AWARD
2002 Artist's Magazine
Annual Art Competition                  

"Banner Peak" Oil 50"x80"                  

"John Muir Wilderness"
Oil 30"x24"
Finalist Award
International Artist Magazine
Challenge No 1: The Landscape                     ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jeffrey R. Watts is a southern California native. Growing up in rural San Diego county with an artist father, Watts demonstrated an early aptitude for the visual arts. But it was competitive sports that held his interest as a teenager. After an injury cut short his budding career in professional cycling, Jeff turned his focus back to art, enrolling at the California Art Institute in Calabasas. Watts was soon asked to teach at the institute and began to work as an illustrator in the movie industry. However, Jeff's goal to become an easel painter would draw him back to San Diego where he started a small life drawing and painting studio known as Watts Atelier of the Arts. ( www.wattsatelier.com ) Jeff's aesthetic sensibilities have long drawn him to the figurative art of nineteenth century Europe and Russia. His Atelier allows him to work constantly from the live model, grounding his work in traditional principles. Recently, Jeff's work has been compared to that of Nicolai Fechin, an influence he is quick to acknowledge. "I never tire of looking at the work of Nicolai Fechin" Watts says, "his work is the perfect combination of control and chaos."

Jeff's oil paintings have won numerous awards including First Place Portrait category and Second Place Landscape category from the Artist's Magazine, two consecutive Second Place Awards at the Salon International Exhibition, Third Place in the Raymar Fine Art Competition, a top 12 Honor Award from the Portrait Society of America, 3 Awards of Excellence from Oil Painters of America and 3 Top 100 Awards from Arts for the Parks among others.

Fall of 2005 brought Watts feature articles in Southwest Art , American Artist and Art of the West magazines. Jeffrey R. Watts is a Master Signature member of Oil Painters of America, a Signature Member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, an Artist Member of California Art Club, and holds membership in the Portrait Society of America.

Jeff will participate again this year in the prestigious 2008 Prix de West Invitational held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. In addition his painting "Wiley Irishman" was selected as a finalist in the 2008 Portrait Society of America's Portrait Competition.

Jeff will have a Solo Exhibition at the Taos Art Museum Fechin House in late September of 2008. He will also be conducting a 4 Day Portrait Painting workshop in the original Taos Studio of his greatest infulence Mr. Nicolai Fechin.