ACRYLIC
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WATERCOLOR
ORIGINALS |
GICLEE PRINTS
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DAILY PAINTINGS
www.dailypaintworks.com |
BOOKS
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SOULFUL VOICES
Book - Fall 2020 |
INFINITY
New Series |
HONORED SOULS
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Believing that art belongs to everyone and is in everyone, Jessel's doors are open to kids and animals as well as wayfaring tourists and locals, many of whom come in strangers and leave having made a new and dear friend.
You will hear her buzzing around, everywhere at once, a whirlwind of positivity answering questions on the run, giving fashion advice, consulting with potential buyers, autographing books, answering the phone, selling husband Gary’s farm fresh eggs, making it all seem like child's play. |
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The Jessel Gallery is the oldest, largest and voted best gallery in the Napa Valley and is off the beaten track, hidden in the eastern hillside in a historic 100 year old sprawling building. Once Hedgeside Whiskey Distillery this vine-covered respite with its lush gardens and deck looks more like a restaurant than a gallery. Thanks to Jessel's vision and touch, from the moment you walk through the front door you feel like you are in someone’s home and throughout the10 rooms the feeling gets stronger and more apparent with the comfortable sofas, nut mix and famous homemade oatmeal cookies made from her own secret recipe at the bar.
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It's apparent when she talks about the work of artists new in the gallery and when she teaches budding artists every week. There is an undeniable generosity of spirit in her that sets the tone for any interaction and endeavor. And it all comes back to her deep experience. Jessel was fortunate enough to meet and paint such notable celebrities as Maya Angelou, Dianne Feinstein, Louise Davies and many more in her early career before the Jessel Gallery and she had her first Solo Exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Today Jessel has a new vision. The creation of what she calls the HeART Farm. Classes are increasingly popular and teachers are approaching Jessel to be added to the calendar so it is with this in mind that Jessel is either going to expand the class concept at the present location or find a Barn Like Structure and create a separate location to expand the Class Concept. |
