Jessica Henry Gray
Classical Impressionist Artist
Welcome to my Epiphany page! I invite you to think of this video collection as a unique art bookshop, with hallways of many doors that open to new worlds, each taking you on a distinct journey. Every “door” is labeled with a topic that I studied, worked with and taught for over 30 years. I offer videos featuring topics such as portraiture, painting animals, land/seascape/plein air, Victorian watercolor, foundational drawing, composition and technical nuts and bolts – plus more to come! My teaching style is easy to follow, comprehensive as well as supportive, encouraging you to develop the confidence you need to paint and create whatever interests you! More videos and some live sessions will be added every month to keep you inspired and motivated!
In time, I hope you’ll explore them all. A well-rounded art education will help you improve in other areas of your artistic endeavor, no matter which path you choose to take. The comprehensive study of art will give you a wide array of techniques and disciplines, and you may discover new joys of other mediums and interpretations. I have developed a systematic way of teaching these different artistic disciplines that I know you will find informative and inspiring. I have seen incredible results from students from all over the world utilizing the methods and techniques waiting to be discovered behind every door!
While you’re here, I hope you’ll peek into each room to see what is available right now, and what is coming in the future. The videos in each section are listed in order of progression. I encourage you to watch the first video, “Introduction to Jessica Henry Fine Art: Artist, Know Thyself,” describing what to expect from my Epiphany Fine Art library.
So, please enjoy browsing my art bookshop, all open to you!

If we haven’t yet covered a topic you’d like to see let us know and we’ll add it to the list Thanks! Send us an email
Jessica Henry Gray’s Materials List
Introduction to Jessica Henry Fine Art
Artist Know thyself
Welcome! Thanks for checking out my Epiphany page! What is art? It is the means of communicating something of value from one heart to another through creativity. Knowing who you are and how to express the beauty that you enjoy in the world around you are the essence of our journey. This introductory video will explain to you why I feel that a solid well-rounded art education is so vital to every artist. I will clarify how I want to help you along in your journey to better communicate how to tell your story with your own art. Thanks for watching and I look forward to getting to know you better!
Sample Videos
Recently Added Videos
COMING SOON:
- Drawing Using the Comparative Method
- Drawing from the Still Life
- Victorian Watercolor
- Plein Air: Thumbnail Sketches and Composition
- Foundations and Introduction to Still Life Painting
- Setting Up a Still Life
- Portraiture: Mixing Skin Tones
- Making Everything Better: Color Theory and Mixing
- Making Everything Better: Finding Inspiration In Nature
- Making Everything Better: Composition
- Making Everything Better: Efficiency (“The Triangle” and more….)
SPECIAL EVENTS:
October 13 – 15, 10:00-4:00 eastern daily
Jessica Henry Gray
Three Day On-Site Plein Air
Workshop: Celebrating Fall Colors
Starting Friday October 13 through Sunday October 15th
In case of inclement weather, Jessica will conduct the workshop indoors, demonstrating how the practice of still-life painting is complimentary to plein air painting. You can improve your efforts outdoors with indoor exercises of observation and understanding.
Jessica’s workshops are designed to take the fear and intimidation of painting outdoors. She clearly demonstrates that plein air painting is approachable, enjoyable and even peaceful!
Epiphany Fine Art is located in Norton Massachusetts at the intersection of Rt 140 and Rt 123. The workshop runs three days from Friday October 13 – 15. Detailed directions to the site, where to park, etc will be sent out a couple weeks prior to the workshop.
There are many hotels near here, but one of the better rated ones is the Hampton inn and Suites in Foxborough MA at 2 Foxborough Boulevard, Foxborough , MA, 02035 Phone: (866) 238-4218
The Hampton is 11 minutes up the road and is located in a plaza with a Starbucks, and several restaurants.
For a more B&B type experience the Colonal Blackinton Inn is a great funky old place with an excellent restaurant onsite, with prices starting at $145/night. It is located at 203 N Main St Attleboro, MA 02703 Phone 508-222-6022.
Date: October 13-15 10:00-4:00 daily
Access: One month access to archived video after the event
Indefinite access to archived video for subscribers with a currently active account
STAY TUNED TO THIS PAGE FOR NEW UPCOMING DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS WITH JESSICA!!!


VIEW THE RECORDING: the archived demos will be located in the Archived Demos section of Jessica’s page on Epiphany Fine Art
Archived Demos and Q&A Sessions with Jessica
Drawing
Topic Videos in order:
- Fundamentals of Drawing: The Four Major Tools
- Drawing Sight-Size
- Drawing Using the Comparative Method
- Drawing from the Still Life
- Drawing from Nature
- Drawing Horses
- Drawing Human Anatomy, Part 1: Hands
- Drawing Human Anatomy, Part 2: Torso
- Drawing Human Anatomy, Part 3: Legs and Feet
- Drawing the Portrait, Part 1: Bone Structure
- Drawing the Portrait, Part 2: Features
- Drawing the Portrait, Part 3: Features (continued)
- Drawing the Portrait, Part 4: Capturing Expression
- Drawing with Pen and Ink
- more to come….

Watercolor
Topic Videos in order:
- Introduction to Watercolor
- Building on What You Know
- Victorian Watercolor
- Victorian Watercolor: Pen and Ink
- Watercolor Journaling
Landscape Plein Air
Topic Videos in order:
- Packing for Plein Air
- Thumbnail Sketches and Composition
- Getting Started with Plein Air Painting
- Painting Water, Reflections and Fall Colors
- Painting Trees
- Painting Water
- Painting Skies and Clouds
- Painting Cityscapes
- Painting from Photos
- more to come….
Painting Animals
Topic Videos in order:
- Border Collie
- White Horse Head
- more to come…
The effort of every artist is to convey what moves them through a means of selection, color and light. Studying the still life has a profound impact on the artists ability to clarify those elements that are vital to demonstrate the simple truths in nature.
When a still life takes on that feeling of transcending reality it becomes a painting of a moment recorded in history of beauty, captured and bathed in immortal temporal light. There is an unbearable stillness to the movement and energy created by the eye, hand and heart of the artist who can see beyond the surface. Nothing is arbitrary. Everything becomes poetry.
Still Life
Topic Videos in order:
- Foundations and Introduction to Still Life Painting
- Setting Up a Still Life
- Developing a Concept
- Painting Light
- Painting Air
- Painting Dimension
- Painting Space
- Capturing a Mood
- Plein Air Still Life
- more to come….


Master Copies
Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” When working to master a skill, say learning to play the piano, no one expects the beginner to compose and develop their own symphony. The student will study Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart. There is no difference in the efforts of an art student. We learn best by studying the masters and strive to understand what they did, why they did it and how they managed to arrive at their approaches and conclusions. In this series I will demonstrate master copies of varying artists, discipline and subjects.


Topic Videos in order:
- Sargent – Master Copy
- Peder Mork Munsted – Master Copy
- more to come….
Portraiture
Topic Videos in order:
- Foundations in Portraiture
- Painting a Young Woman – Color and Character
- Painting a Child – Sunlight Study
- Seafaring Man – Sculptural Form
- Mixing Skin Tones
- Portrait Features: Eyes
- Portrait Features: Nose
- Portrait Features: Mouth
- Portrait Features: Ears and Jewelry
- Portrait Features: Hair and Beards
- Portrait Features: Fabric
- Capturing Personality
- more to come….
Paintings That Tell a Story:
Narrative Paintings


Topic Videos in order:
- Developing the Story
- Working Through the Middle
- Finishing – Knowing When to Stop
- more to come….
Making Everything Better:
The Nuts and Bolts of Great Paintings
This video section will contain useful topics for every student who wants to broaden their understanding of composition, perspective, art materials, painting surfaces, lighting, brushes; shopping for, sizes, and care of, varnishes and mediums, color theory and mixing, travel, and much more. Check here for any sort of studio help that doesn’t involve the explanation of painting any thing in particular.
Topic Videos in order:
- Color Theory and Mixing
- Finding Inspiration In Nature
- Composition
- Efficiency (“The Triangle” and more….)
- Troubleshooting Your Paintings: Being Your Own Teacher
- Painting Surfaces
- Perspective
- Watercolor Pochade: A Complete Kit for Plein Air Watercolor
- more to come….
