Jill DeGroff

Acryl on Canvas 20 x 40

“If I’m an advocate of anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean or simply across the river. Walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their... Read More

Acrylic on canvas 20 x 40

Excerpted from article about Edna Lewis (1916-2006)
by Kerri Lee Alexander, National Women's History Museum

Edna Lewis was born in 1916 in Freetown, Orange County, Virginia. One of eight children,... 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... Read More

By Jill DeGroff

Limited Edition Giclee Prints 18 x 24”
Signed and Numbered - Not Framed... Read More

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

By Jill DeGroff

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. Behind the... Read More

By Jill DeGroff

Pen, Ink, Wash 12 x 26”

American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher, Hamilton Morris is the creator and director of the television series Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates... Read More

By Jill DeGroff

Watercolor on Arches (Framed as Pictured)
Arches is an archival art paper, an acid-free cotton rag that lasts at least a hundred years.

Jason Kosmas and partner Dushan Zaric, are the popular proprietors of “Employees... Read More

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

Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40

Jimmy’s Corner is one of the last great dive bars, a genuine relic from the 1970’s, how Times Square used to be before they scrubbed the life out of it. Jimmy Glenn began his training as a... Read More

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 prosthetics, by our whizzbang standards,... Read More

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 as cocktail... Read More

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. Since 2001,... Read More

By Jill DeGroff

Pen, Ink, & Wash 20 x 24”... 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

Acrylic on Canvas 30 X 40

Well, it was the 21 Club. An iconic New York City bar/restaurant that never lost it's luster. It was the principal rival to The Stork Club during prohibition, hosting celebrities and politicians.... Read More