Jeanne Weaver Artist
Jeanne received her B.A. degree in 1969 from Florida Atlantic University where she studied Art and Speech Communications. She studied oil painting for three years under a master artist, owned an art gallery and studied gallery installation. When possible, she taught art in public schools, international schools and privately; and developed art curriculum for the College of William and Mary’s gifted and talented program.
Patriot Guard – Artist Jeanne Weaver
From 1976 to 2000, Jeanne traveled, lived and raised four children overseas in 5 African and 2 Eastern European countries while Donn, her husband served as a diplomat in the Foreign Service. She found her own niche working for the State Department in a job which allowed her to learn about the foreign cultures in which she was living while helping other Americans adjust to those cultures. In 2001, using her extensive artistic skills, she was honored to travel back to Washington D.C. where at the Department of State she received the M. Juanita Guess Award, as the best Community Liaison Officer worldwide, given to her by then Sec. of State Colin Powell.
Poppies for Todd – Artist Jeanne Weaver
After her son, Army 1LT Todd William Weaver was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 9, 2010, she turned to her God-given talent to help navigate her new state of being. In one year’s time, Jeanne created the series of twenty-one oil paintings, Losing Todd: A Mother’s Journey. The paintings have been exhibited in many different venues to include the Florida State Capitol Building. They are now being gifted to the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary, her son’s alma mater and will continue to be exhibited in perpetuity. In 2015, the series was produced into a book by the same name with essays by Jeanne and others to include the former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates. She received an Honorary Degree from William and Mary in 2017 for those efforts. Please contact Jeanne if you are interested in obtaining her book.
Jeanne has designed 4 military related monuments. Three stand in the Monument Plaza at the Veterans Center in Merritt Island, Florida. The fourth, A Monument To The Fallen, sits in the Monument Walk of the Cape Canaveral National Veterans Cemetery, Mims, FL.
Today, Jeanne is Resident Artist at St. David’s by the Sea Episcopal Church in Cocoa Beach, FL. She continues to paint in oil. Jeanne also paints using fresh egg tempera in order to create the ancient Byzantine art of Iconography. She believes her process of painting is a form of prayer.
Jeanne is always happy to create an original painting for someone looking for something special. jeanneweaverartist.com.