JANE OLIVER outlines her personal method.

The article features painter Jane Oliver and describes her personal method. Oliver was born in West Haven, Connecticut, and studied at the Franklin School of Professional Arts on a scholarship. She works on the spot when there is an opportunity and paints in small scale first by making thumbnail sketches and then works on a watercolor block. She is a recipient of the Klein and Grumbacher Awards, Audubon Artists, and the Stroud Prize, among others. She is a member of Audubon Artists, American Watercolor Society, and National Association of Women Artists.