Jane Agee, Art in Public Places

Saratoga Springs Visitor's Center

297 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY

November 2nd-30th, 2026

Artist Statement 

I have a strong interest in the natural world, and most of my paintings are of scenes in Upstate New York area and in Maine. I paint primarily with watercolor and oil.

I am a member of the American Watercolor Society, the American Society of Marine Artists, and the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. I’ve studied with Karen Blackwood, a well-known seascape artist in Newburyport, MA. I also studied with Wes Sherman, a contemporary artist at the Great Camp Sagamore. Other instructors/workshops include Carol Douglas at the Schoodic Institute, Colley Whisson, an Australian artist, in Rockland, Maine, Paul George, and Aline Ordman in Belfast, Maine. I’ve also traveled to Downeast Maine to create paintings of the more remote coastal areas. I’ve studied virtually with Kathleen Dunphy and Joseph McGurl during Covid. I have also studied with Robert O’Brien and Takeyce Walter in Saratoga Springs.

I use a process that involves both photographs and en plein air drawings or paintings. In some cases, I use my plein air paintings as studies for larger works. My goal with painting is to capture a scene that uses color and light to emphasize a sense of place. With so many threats to our natural world from climate change and development, I hope viewers see familiar places in a fresh way.