Jane Kahler will demonstrate oil painting on Sunday, February 3 during the monthly membership meeting of the Irving Art Association. Her subject will be painting landscapes.

Doors open at 1pm and the meeting starts at 2pm at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan, Irving TX. Guests are welcome.

Jane started her career in commercial art. During the years of working full time Jane worked in the art department of food wrapping design, then later as artist for embroidery and emblems. Jane worked for Custom Chenille Embroidery for 35 years starting as designer & then as Vice President of sales in 1992.

Jane started painting in oil in the mid 70’s as a part time artist and after retirement in 2004 as a full time artist. She joined as a partner of Artist Showplace at Coit & Arapaho in 2006 and has taught many classes there in oil painting since then. Jane’s paintings were exhibited there until the gallery closed in January.

She has been to many workshops and classes with Bruce Peil, John Pototschnik, Robert Pummill, Ann Templeton, Darnell Jones, Ralph Oberg, Victor Armstrong and others.

Jane has won many awards at IAA exhibits and throughout the DFW area. She is a long-time member of IAA and formerly Vice President for Scheduling and Workshop Chair. Her future plans include a solo exhibit and an oil painting workshop for IAA.