About the Artist

     Jean Ostrow is best known for her pensive, atmospheric and mysterious water scenes.  She participated in the arts and began drawing at an early age and was inspired by the power of nature, the play of waves at the ocean, and the work of many artists especially Turner, Whistler, and the American Luminists.

Jean’s extensive travels, most recently to Japan, India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East influence her painting.  Additionally, her penetrating observations of varieties of weather, sea, sky and sunlight inspire her best work.

    Jean began her career in fashion design and branched out into graphic design and interior design.  This multi-faceted artistic background informs and enhances her work today.  She studied at Boston University, where she majored in Fine Arts and she continued her studies at The Art Student’s League and The National Academy School of Fine Art. Among the places she has exhibited are the Salmagundi Club, The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art,  the Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center, Guild Hall of East Hampton, The New York Conservatory Garden Group Show, and The National Academy of Fine Art. 

Jean Ostrow has two grown daughters.  She resides in New York City and had spent  many summers painting in Bridgehampton, New York.   Her studio is located in Long Island City, New York.