Jazz Paintings
I haunt jazz and blues clubs with a small watercolor pallet and a few brushes. I never miss the Savannah Jazz Fest. The following paintings captured musicians as they play up and down the East Coast. 
Biography
G e r t r u d e H e n d r i c k s P a l m e r gertswerks@gmail.com Early Years Late 1960's: As a teenager, her life size fashion sketches were featured in the windows of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Chicago's Winnetka branch. After graduating from High School where she learned stone lithography under C. Levine, she moved to Eugene , Oregon where she found a fertile art community and was awarded the In Vivo Design Award for a collection of ethnic ski wear, the first fabricated in natural materials. After successfully designing a women's junior line that was released in the Seattle Market, the artist decided to refocus on stone lithography,and began studies at the University of Oregon. followed by a move to Southern Oregon University to study photo litho under Lyle Matouche (master printer for Karl Tobey) where she was awarded a scholarship and produced politcal and feminist works from 79 – 83 , including Even Valentino Ate Apples, The Great American Playboy,...
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