About
Jeanne received her B.A. degree in 1969 from Florida Atlantic University where she studied Art and Speech Communications. She also studied oil painting for three years under a master artist, owned an art gallery and studied gallery installation. When possible, she taught art in public schools, international schools and privately; and developed art curriculum for the College of William and Mary’s gifted and talented program.
From 1976 to 2000, Jeanne traveled, lived and raised four children overseas in 5 African and 2 Eastern European Countries while Donn, her husband served as a Diplomat in the Foreign Service. She found her own niche working for the State Department in a job which allowed her to learn about the cultures she was living in while helping other Americans adjust to those foreign cultures. In 2001, using her extensive artistic skills, she was honored to receive the M. Juanita Guess Award, as the best Community Liaison Officer worldwide, given to her by Colin Powell.
After her son, Army 1LT Todd William Weaver was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 9, 2010, she turned to her God-given talent to help navigate her new state of being. In one year's time, Jeanne created the series of twenty-one oil paintings, Losing Todd: A Mother's Journey. In 2015, the series was produced into a book by the same name with essays by Jeanne and others to include the former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates. She received an Honorary Degree from William and Mary in 2017 for those efforts. Please contact Jeanne if you are interested in obtaining her book.
Jeanne has designed 4 military related monuments. Three stand in the Monument Plaza at the Veterans Center in Merritt Island, Florida. The fourth sits in the Monument Walk of the Cape Canaveral National Veterans Cemetery, Mims, FL.
Today, Jeanne sits on the National Board of the Episcopal Church Visual Arts Organization. She is Resident Artist at St. David’s by the Sea Episcopal Church in Cocoa Beach, FL; and she paints on commission. She believes her process of painting is a form of prayer. She is always willing to create an original painting for someone looking for something special.