Jill Jeffers Goodell · Portland, Oregon · 503.524.6981
jjgoodell@gmail.com · www.jillgoodell.com

Mission Statement
To unlock students’ artistic potential.

Workshops Offered
Workshops are geared for the beginner/intermediate and usually are one-day in length.  I usually provide most of the supplies to keep everyone on a level-playing field.  Workshop descriptions are available upon request.

• Basic Drawing and Sketching
• Beginning Painting
• Acrylic
• Watercolor
• Pen and Ink
• Colored Pencil
• Design and Composition
• Traveling with your Sketchbook
• Visual Journaling with Collage and Mixed Media
• Pastel (oil and soft)
• Keep a nature journal
• Subject Drawing
• Cats/Dogs
• Birds
• Flowers
• And More!

Instructional Experience (venues)

I have taught at a variety of locations from community college to prestigious art centers. But no matter where I teach, the success of every student is my most important concern. 

• Portland Community College (2007 to present)—classes and workshops*
• Sitka Art and Ecology Center, Oregon (2011 to present)—workshops
• Celebrity Cruise Lines (Alaska, Panama Canal 2012)—classes
• Multnomah Athletic Club (2013 to present)—workshops
• Village Gallery of Arts, Cedar Mills, Oregon—classes and workshops
• National Refuge in Tualatin—nature demos
• Palm Springs Art Center—pastel demo
• Art Colony, Palm Desert, California--workshop
• Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon—basic drawing demo
• Art Media, Beaverton, Oregon--demos
• Dick Blick, Portland and Beaverton, Oregon—demos

*Over 100 workshops, 18 classes, 1500+ students taught, 93% attendance rate

Student Retreats/Trips

Most years students and I embark on exciting adventures to a variety of locations. The following are trips taken since 2007:

• Alaska (three student trips)
• Palm Springs, California (two student trips)
• Oregon Coast Retreat (three student trips)
• England (another planned in 2014)
• Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia)

Sketch’n on the Go™ Locations

Every summer I take students around the Portland vicinity through my Sketch’n on the Go™ series of classes. Here are some of the places we’ve visited since 2007:

• Fort Vancouver
• Multnomah Falls
• Pittock Mansion
• Chinese Garden, Japanese Garden, International Rose Garden
• Tulip Farm
• Hoyt Arboretum
• National Wildlife Refuge
• Farmers’ Markets
• Downtown locations
• Audubon Society
• Vineyards, Farms
• City/State/Federal Parks

Juried Art Shows/Galleries Exhibited

• Oregon Society of Arts/ Festival of Roses Show
• Watercolor Society of Oregon/New member Show
• Beaverton Showcase Show
• Gresham City Annual Art Show
• Lawrence Gallery, Children’s Relief Show
• Festival of Arts, Lake Oswego (open, not juried)

Memberships

• Oregon Society of Arts
• Watercolor Society of Oregon
• Portland Fine Arts Guild