Paintings signed “Rockett” have been purchased for residences and corporations in the Midwest for over forty years. Known as “the artist who paints the Lake,” she continues to paint Lake Michigan with sensitivity and distinction.
Jeanne Rockett majored in art education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, studied at Calvin College , and the Chicago School of Interior Decoration. She taught Art in a local school system for 10 years and taught limited classes for adults in her studio, finishing the development of her own style of painting.
Recognition of her talent came in 1987 when she became First Place Winner in Michigan’s sesquicentennial “Living Legends” Art Contest sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources. Her painting”After the Climb” is now part of the state’s art collection in Lansing, Michigan. The artist’s sensitive interpretation of Michigan dunescapes reflects her love of an area where she vacationed since childhood, and her desire to see it preserved.
Rockett works have been featured in prominent galleries throughout Michigan for decades. Current paintings by the artist are being represented exclusively by J.Petter Galleries in Saugatuck/Douglas, Michigan.