Jean Bradley has always known she would be a professional artist. Art has been part of her life since childhood. Jean's formal training in painting initially centered on oils. For the last thirty years, however, she concentrated on watercolors. The last six years she has exploded into acrylics. Color is Jean's passion. She loves the exploration of light and dark values and shapes in her paintings.
Jean has studied with nationally-acclaimed artists, including John Peisley, Lisa Forster, Stephen Quiller, as well as Peter Berg, a portrait artist. In 1985, a two-week watercolor trip to Denmark with Lisa Forster, AWS, elevated Jean to a new artistic plateau.
The artwork of Jean Bradley has been featured in one-person shows in New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Kauai. She has been the artist-in-residence at several galleries, actively involved in art associations, and the recipient of several awards for her paintings. She has her work on Kauai at East-West Interiors in Kapaa, Visions Gallery at Morro Bay in California, and A Gift For All Seasons on Oahu. Jean and her husband, Rik Phillips, exhibited their work at the first husband-wife show at the Kauai Museum in July-August, 1997. Rik Phillips is a well-known sculptor. Jean teaches watercolor as well as acrylics.
In 2007 Jean returned from Kauai and Kona, HI where she conducted a three day workshop for the Kona Art’s center. It was so successful she returned for additional workshops on Kona as well as Kauai in 2008.
Pimpernel, a company in England, searched the Hawaiian Islands and found that Jean Bradley's watercolors were perfect for their new Hawaiian collection of laminated placemats and coasters. They chose a series of tropical flower images. KRT Industries contacted Jean for producing a collector's plate with some of her images. "How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Your Favorite Subject", a book published by International Art Magazine, includes photos of Jean's work and information describing her painting technique and style. International Artist Magazine is also features an article on Jean Bradley's "Rhythm and Light" series.
In December of 2008 Jean Bradley had a one person show at the Exposure Gallery in Palm Springs, CA and is currently represented by Red Dot Gallery in Palm Springs.
Jean and her husband Rick Phillips recently moved to Palm Springs, California.
