Jill DeGroff

By Jill DeGroff
Acrylic on canvas 20 x 40

Edna Lewis was born in 1916 in Freetown, Orange County, Virginia. One of eight children, she lived with her family in a small community of emancipated slaves that her grandfather helped... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Acryl on Canvas 20 x 40

“I just think God pitches us a low, slow curve but he doesn’t want us to strike out... I think everything he throws at you is testing your strength; you don’t cry about... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Watercolor 24 x 36

Big Night An evening at Taverna Lucifero with Chef Lillo Trastevere, Rome 2015

Dale had just finished giving a presentation for the USBG at a little ancient bar in Trastavere. We were very hungry... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Acrylic on Canvas 30 X 40

In the marvelous classic, Moby Dick, Herman Melville writes: Turn to the green, gentle, and most docile earth and do you not find a strange analogy to something in yourself? For as this... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Limited Edition Giclee Prints 18 x 24”
Signed and Numbered - Not Framed

In the marvelous classic, Moby Dick, Herman Melville writes: Turn to the green, gentle, and most docile earth and do you not find a... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Limited Edition Giclee Prints 18 x 24” Framed
Signed and Numbered - Available Framed and Not Framed

In the marvelous classic, Moby Dick, Herman Melville writes: Turn to the green, gentle, and most docile... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Original Pen & Ink 16 x 16”

“I used to be a teacher. I liked being in the classroom but the lifestyle of a teacher didn’t fit me. Grading and planning and stressing all the time took its toll.... Read More

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By Jill DeGroff
Pen & Ink 12 x 16”

Over the years, I have battled with whether I have a ‘real job’, yet I have been lucky to meet amazing individuals who inspire and teach me new things every day; people like... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Watercolor 10 x 14

JOHN MYERS
Hunt & Alpine Club, Portland, Maine

A Bar Story: Johnny K was born in a little Kentucky town severely edited. He had no arms from the elbows and no legs from the knees. The ancient... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
40 x 30” Mixed Media On Canvas

In 1920, as the dark clouds of Prohibition descended, Bacardi began promoting Cuba as a tropical paradise to escape to. Hemingway was one of the many Americans who flocked there... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Watercolor on Arches 18 x 24'
Arches is an archival art paper, an acid-free cotton rag that lasts at least a hundred years.

A wonderful musician we heard one summer nite at The Red Lion Inn, whose original... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
30 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Acrylic On Canvas 20 x 40

“Mario Suazo Is the Mayor of the French Quarter At Napoleon House, the veteran bartender can make you a signature Pimm’s Cup in 15 seconds flat.” So says Robert Simonson.... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Original Pen & Ink 14 x 20

“Years ago I began collecting cocktail books. I soon realized that mixology was an amazing art, but we knew so little about those who invented it, like the great Jerry Thomas. That’s... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Watercolor 12 x 16

Ten-year-old Ruby Jacobs ran as fast as his feet would carry him along the surf at Coney Island Beach. Running after him was a local cop who had busted Ruby for illegally selling 5-cent ice cream... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Limited Edition Giclee Prints 18 x 24”
Signed and Numbered - Available Framed and Not Framed

This piece was created by Jill to honor Stage Left and Catherine Lombardi during COVID, and also our very neighbors... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Limited Edition Giclee Prints 15 x 18”
Signed and Numbered - Available Framed and Not Framed

This piece was created by Jill to honor Stage Left and Catherine Lombardi during COVID, and also our very neighbors... Read More

By Jill DeGroff
Watercolor on Arches 30 x 24”
Arches is an archival art paper, an acid-free cotton rag that lasts at least a hundred years.... Read More