About

Stephen grew up in the country setting in Pennsylvania. A great deal of his time was spent doing what most country boys do, fishing, hunting and taking in the outdoors he loved so much. Stephen’s father had a farm with cattle and horses among other things. The oldest son of 6 children, the brothers would go to the mountains to see the elk, bears, deer, and other wild animals. This is what Stephen began to paint, mostly from memories. Stephen is the President of the First Coast Plein Air Painters of Jacksonville, Florida and on the Board of Plein Air South Convention. He teaches oil/acrylic painting and drawing classes out of his studio in the CoRK Art District in Jacksonville, Florida.

“My love for the outdoors helps me to see what has been created and to put it on to canvas.”

Art has been the center of Sue’s life, including childhood art classes, double majoring in Art History and Studio Art in college, working as a Visual Merchandiser in retail, and owning a decorative painting company that collaborated with interior designers, builders, and architects. 

Throughout her career, she worked on her own fine art, taking classes and workshops around the world.  Now retired, plein air and studio oil painting is her life and joy. Sue has been on the FCPAP Board of Directors for three years, helping to grow the membership and create educational, exhibition, and sales opportunities for the art community. @Schwartz918

Jeannette has been a FCPAP member since 2019 and a Board Member since 2022. Jeannette enjoyed 30 years sharing the love of art to elementary students.  She now enjoys helping to organize paint outs, art presentations and workshops to foster the love of ‘Plein Air’ painting to others. Jeannette combines her love of nature with painting to create her landscapes. Her work can be seen on Instagram  @dennisjeannette.

Originally from Chicago, Carron attended Northern Illinois University majoring in Graphic Design. Later she earned her BFA degree from the University of North Florida.  For several years she worked in the commercial art field doing layout design for print media, corporate identity programs and presentation graphics. She is a member and has served on the boards of the First Coast Pastel Society and the Art Guild of Orange Park. Carron has been on the FCPAP board for about 5 years mostly serving as Show Chairman. She finds the venue, meets with them, and makes things happen. Everything that goes into hanging a show, coordinating the judging, the awards, the volunteers, and moving on to the next. Carron is our rock.

Doug Johnson has been on the FCPAP’s Board of Directors since 2024, and a member since 2016. As an avid painter for over 50 years, Doug’s work tries to meld the beauty of nature with that created by the human hand. He work is in private collections throughout the USA as well as London and Paris. His story and works can be found on his website at www.DWJohnsonFineArt.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DWJohnsonFineArt, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/dwjohnsonfineart.

Jackie began her career in Plein air painting as a Junior in college. She dragged her studio easel outside to paint a landscape of Keuka Lake. She didn’t know it was anything out of the ordinary… it was a nice spring day in upstate New York.

Jackie spent the majority of her life in New York. She taught art for 32 years then moved to Maryland where she pursued her interest in Plein air painting. Six years later she moved to Jacksonville, Florida. She quickly found the First Coast Plein Air Painters and became a member. Jackie continues to volunteer and serve on the Board of Directors.