Jeanne Rorex Bridges, an Oklahoma native, is a non-tribal member of the Cherokee Nation. She has created her own recognizable style of painting which Collectors of her work value for its contemporary feeling, but which she has developed over her years of study of traditional Indian arts forms. Jeanne's distinctive use of color creates works which are strikingly bold, yet peacefully soft. A Rorex painting, while strong in subject and feeling, is surprisingly uncomplex and calming.
          Jeanne's work has won many awards in Native American Art Shows. The uniqueness of her ideas and style has granted her many one-woman exhibits and honors. But she says that the best thing her work has given her is friends... "I have met so many people through my art. They appreciate my expressions in my work", says Jeanne, "but they don't realize that I learn something from each of them. I am blessed to be able to communicate with others in this way. I am a lucky woman!"
          The original of Autumn Waters is acrylic on watercolor board, and she says, "My wet-on-wet technique is fascinating because I never know what exactly will happen and what painting will appear to me from the colors. The colors and shapes seem to have a feeling to me and I paint for that feeling".