In Lace
8x10 / 11x14 / 16x20
From $65
Signed and editioned by the artist
Heritage portraiture · Original oils and museum-grade prints
Jeanna
Zitting
Every face carries a quiet story, waiting to be remembered.
Selected Works
The Gallery
A gathering of faces, each held in oil, each carrying a life once lived.
Grandmother
In Lace
Study in Blue
Green and Gold
Study in Sepia
Joseph Smith
A painted portrait continues to breathe.
From the artist's statement
The Artist's Statement
On Remembrance
Every face carries a quiet story, waiting to be remembered. To me, a portrait is not merely a reflection; it is a living thread woven through time, connecting past and present with gentle reverence. When voices soften into memory and photographs lose their clarity, a painted portrait continues to breathe, holding within it the warmth of a life once lived. It whispers of where we began, of the hands that shaped us, and of the love that still lingers, unseen but deeply felt. My hope is that each piece becomes a cherished heirloom, a tender vessel for memory that endures across generations.
I paint with the belief that those who came before us should never fade into unfamiliarity. Their presence, their quiet strength, and the poetry of their everyday lives deserve to be held close. In each portrait, I seek not only to capture a likeness, but to preserve a soul's gentle imprint, the essence that continues to echo within us. Through timeless, heartfelt work, I strive to honor the beauty of remembrance and the enduring bond between who we are and those who came before.
About
About Jeanna
Jeanna Zitting is a portrait painter working in oil, drawn to the faces that hold a family's memory. She paints the grandparents and the elders, the quiet figures whose likeness might otherwise slip from us as the years go by. Working from her studio, she begins each portrait with a conversation and ends with an heirloom meant to outlast the moment, a likeness rendered slowly, by hand, and made to be kept. Her practice is rooted in remembrance: the belief that those who came before us deserve to be held close, and that a face, once painted, can go on telling its story for generations.
For Sale
The Prints
Museum-grade giclee prints on archival cotton rag paper, signed by the artist, available in multiple sizes.
Green and Gold
11x14 / 16x20 / 24x30
From $85
Signed and editioned by the artist
Joseph Smith
8x10 / 16x20 / 24x30
From $65
Signed and editioned by the artist
Commissions
A portrait, made to remember.
Commission a portrait of someone you love, a parent, a grandparent, a moment you never want to forget.
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