RARE OOAK Jean Johnson fine art mixed media 1989 framed 11x14”

Vintage 1989 Jean Johnson Mixed Media Adobe Print 11x14” Framed Art. twigs and pressed flowers and other mediums pressed to create Adobe still life portrait Ooak one of a kind. Signed 1/1 artist obituary 2017: Jean Armstrong Johnson was born in Maffra (near Melbourne), Australia in 1923, the eldest child in a family of four girls. In addition to raising her four children, Jean quickly became involved in the art community of Odessa as a member and president of the Odessa Art Association and as Co-Founder and President of both Fiesta Del Arte and the Ellen Noel Art Museum Board. She was awarded the Odessa Cultural Council of the Arts Volunteer of the Year Award. In 2002, she was honored by the Heritage Foundation for her work in the Arts. Jean always had an appreciation for color and beauty, perhaps formed during her growing up years in beautiful New Zealand. In 1960, she was drawn to art studies at University of Texas at El Paso.. Her portrait of President Carter hangs in the Presidential Collection of the Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. She had many one-man shows and received awards that include "Best of Show," "Purchase Prize," and TFAA Circuit Awards. She is listed in American Artists of Renown. Published by Midland Reporter-Telegram on Jun. 28, 2017.