George Jennings is a fine art painter, best known for his portraits of women and children, who are not commonly centered in mainstream art. Formative close relationships with his grandmother, mother, and sister, and in adulthood, with his wife, have contributed greatly to his consistent focus on the diverse beauty of women.
 

His grandfather, the late visual artist, John N. Robinson (1912-1994) was his first art instructor and George went on to attend and is now an alum of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (Washington, DC).  After completing high school, he went on to serve in the U. S. Air Force and the U. S. Secret Service before moving to Seattle in 1997. 

Shortly after his cross country move, George decided to forge his own path as an independent visual artist. With the help of his wife/manager, he has been able to build an art career filled with group and solo exhibits, speaking engagements, workshop presentations, and being invited to be a guest instructor for both the Bellevue Art Museum, the Gage Academy of the Arts and the Northwest African American Museum. George has also been commissioned for a variety of projects, produced a line of greeting cards and has had his various commercial products sold in dozens of gift shops, galleries and museums throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

He has primarily created his paintings using oil and acrylic, however, in the last few years he has transitioned his art practice from using his traditional art skills to creating with modern, digital, tools. 

His canvas is now glass, and his brush is now a digital pencil.  There is no photo manipulation involved as he still creates a detailed underdrawing of each piece and then he layers in colors to create the final product.

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Learn more about George on his website.