Jeanne Levasseur’s artistic sensibilities were shaped by the untamed landscape surrounding her family’s ten wooded acres outside Bellingham, Washington. The forests, fields, distant mountains, and ever-changing skies of the Pacific Northwest became a lasting source of fascination and inspiration from an early age. It was during these formative years that she developed a lifelong practice of observing the natural world — particularly the shifting atmosphere, light, and emotional presence of the sky — elements that continue to play a central role in her work today.
Levasseur earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from Western Washington University, where she studied under Dr. Thomas Schlotterback and Tom Sherwood. Their mentorship helped shape both her technical foundation and her appreciation for the emotional and poetic possibilities of landscape painting.
After spending a decade working in managerial positions outside the arts, Levasseur ultimately returned to painting with renewed purpose, dedicating herself fully to the pursuit of fine art. Working primarily in oil, she creates atmospheric landscapes and skyscapes inspired by the natural beauty and changing moods of the Pacific Northwest.
Drawing from plein air sketches, photography, memory, and intuition, her paintings evolve through a balance of observation and emotional response. Rather than focusing solely on literal representation, Levasseur seeks to capture the essence and atmosphere of a place — the stillness before a storm, the warmth of late light, or the quiet solitude found in open spaces.
Her work explores themes of memory, contemplation, longing, peace, and emotional connection through the interplay of color, light, shape, and atmosphere. Vast skies, distant trees, and shifting weather become recurring motifs within paintings that invite reflection and quiet introspection.
Based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, Levasseur continues to explore the intersection of landscape and emotion through paintings that seek to capture not only what is seen, but what is felt.
