Artists Gary and Kathwren Jenkins

Gary and Kathwren made their names as televisions #1 floral painting artists and have taught painting internationally for more than 40 years. Their workshops and TV-shows are legendary. During the early 1980's, Gary Jenkins had the opportunity to become one of the first painting instructors on television in the United States. This television show, called "Jenkins Art Studio", aired on about 130 television stations annually, for over 16 years, making it the longest running art show to produce a new series each year. During his long 45+ year professional career, Gary has demonstrated at many major art conventions, shown in the most well-known art galleries in California. Many of his original paintings have been sold to private collectors national and internationally. Since 2007 Gary and his artist wife Kathwren are hosting their international television series "The Beauty of Oil Painting", shown on PBS and several European public broadcasters.