In-Town Gallery is pleased to present Jane Yelliott as the Featured Artist for the month of August. Her whimsical watercolors portray beloved family members and their animal pets in a collection of new paintings that she calls "Family Zoo". Visitors to the gallery may meet the artist at an opening reception on the First Friday, August 1, 2008, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Jane is an accomplished portrait painter, so that this new series is very much in her 'comfort zone'. Family members are often her subjects, including an assortment of beloved pets, from her own cats to her children's dogs and farm animals. Especially appealing are young children, caught in their natural activities. She explains her preferences, "Trees, flowers, mountains and lakes are all beautiful things to paint, but animals, and children in particular, are just incredible creatures to paint. A sunlit flower or tree can be a vibrant subject, but the expression of a child … or an animal, is beyond compare."