Biography
Jeanne Maguire Thieme graduated from Southern Connecticut State College with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. She began her art career in illustration and design in a Connecticut art studio. Moving to New Hampshire she freelanced with local art studios but eventually began teaching art at Keene High School. As Fine Art Department Chairperson, Thieme left the teaching world to pursue the career of a professional artist. She now paints in oil and water media full time and also teaches small classes in her "Pipe Dream Studio" in Swanzey, New Hampshire. She is a member of Monadnock Artists Guild, New Hampshire Plein Air Painters, Southern Vermont Art Center, New England Watercolor Society and Keene Art Association. She continues this year to be juried into fine art shows throughout Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.

Artist Statement
"A dialogue begins to develop between painter and painting as soon as the brush touches the canvas. To keep up the dialogue until the painting is satisfied, and the artist is satisfied, is a goal that I try to attain as each piece goes through it's individual processes - from inspiration to finished piece. My hope is that in allowing the painting to talk to me I can express my experience and relationship with my subject in a unique way-not paint a photo realistic interpretation. My technique and processes to communicate my expression will always be evolving. I have added oil paintings to my portfolio and love the uniqueness of each medium. What do I want to say? How do I want to say it? What does the painting need? Answering these 3 questions keeps me on a constant quest for discovery and process. Art is a journey and a process, happily never ending."

Awards and Distinctions
* EquiFair 2002, Woodstock, Vermont -1st Place in Painting
* Trumbull Arts Festival- Best in Show 2004
* Matoon Arts Festival-Springfield, Mass.-First Place painting
* Keene Art in the Park 2005-First Place Watercolor
* Andover Art in the Park 2006-First Place Painting
* Thieme's oil painting was selected for marketing the Palettes of Vermont project poster sponsored by the Vermont Arts Council-2006.
* People's Choice Award , The Palette Project in Woodstock, VT -2006
* Gala Fine Art Exhibit 2007- Gardner, Mass. Second Place Oil
* Gala Fine Art Exhibit 2007- Gardner, Mass. First Place Watercolor