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About Jana Botkin

Finding and showing off the best parts of Tulare County with pencils, oil paint, and murals

“I make art you can understand, of places and things you love, for prices that aren't scary.”

-Jana Botkin

About the artist and her work

Jana credits her 6th grade teacher at Ivanhoe Elementary School with teaching her to draw. She spent several years in college in San Diego, changing schools and changing majors, until she realized she belonged back in her native Tulare County. After drawing her future husband’s cabin, he told her that other cabin owners would also love drawings of their cabins. That was the beginning of Cabin Art. Now she also paints in oils, paints indoor and outdoor murals, and teaches people how to draw, with hundreds of happy students since 1994. Jana works from her studio at home in Three Rivers, with her 3 cats stopping by for occasional visits.

Lessons

No talent required

Drawing is a skill that can be both taught and learned.

Older Children Welcome

6th grade is the youngest.

We Work From Photos

Each person works on his own project at his own speed. (or her!)

Small Class Sizes

Classes of 4 people last 1 hour per week.

• $60/month plus supplies
• No lessons in December, July, or August (or CoVid viruses)

Contact Me

Events
“Simply Home” seeks to refresh a sense of contentment in our location here in the heart of California. As a life-long resident of Tulare County, Jana continually seeks out what it is that keeps us here. She uses oil paint to portray the places that make this place special—simple scenes based in the foothills and mountains, along with agriculture of the area.

F.A.Q.

$60/month plus supplies. Currently my classes are full, but you can be put on a waiting list.

Yes. Email me (cabinart at cabinart dot net) so we can choose the time that works for both of us.

If you are from a city, my paintings are crazy reasonable for original art. If you are used to framing greeting cards for your walls, they might seem expensive. My paintings are priced by size, not by difficulty or popularity.

No, but I can paint something for you, even if I already painted and sold it.

Occasionally, but I am primarily a studio artist working from my own zillion photos.