Watts Jeffrey R Watts Real Estate - Limited
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Jeff WattsJeffrey R. Watts is a southern California native. His Atelier allows him to work regularly from the live model, grounding his work in traditional principles. ( www.wattsatelier.com ) Jeff's aesthetic sensibilities have long drawn him to the figurative art of nineteenth century Europe and Russia. However, Jeff's goal to become an easel painter would draw him back to San Diego where he started a small life drawing and painting studio known as Watts Atelier of the Arts. Watts was soon asked to teach at the institute and began to work as an illustrator in the movie industry. After an injury cut short his budding career in professional cycling, Jeff turned his focus back to art, enrolling at the California Art Institute in Calabasas. But it was competitive sports that held his interest as a teenager. Growing up in rural San Diego county with an artist father, Watts demonstrated an early aptitude for the visual arts. Recently, Jeff's work has been compared to that of Nicolai Fechin, an influence he is quick to acknowledge.