Doris Jenkins is a native of the Washington, D.C. area. Born in Georgetown, she has lived in the Springfield and Fairfax Virginia areas all of her life. She loves nature, music, animals and color, all of which help her in conveying her feelings to the canvas. She paints landscapes and seascapes that have been described by many as “peaceful” .  Many of her paintings are done from photographs taken from her travels, such as Middleburg, the Shenandoah Valley and Highland County, Virginia. Some of her works are from photos taken in her travels to San Francisco, the Carmel Valley, San Diego and La Jolla, California and Maui, Hawaii. She is especially drawn to the rugged coastline and terrain of Northern California, such as Big Sur and the 17 Mile Drive.

Her paintings have been displayed in the following galleries and Art Shows: *Torpedo Factory Art Gallery *Art at the Mill, Millwood, Virginia *The Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, Virginia *Artists In Middleburg Gallery, Middleberg, Virginia *Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton *Aldie Mill Art Show *Young at Art Juried 22nd Exhibition *Gallery West, Old Town Alexandria *Green Spring Gardens Park Art Show Fairfax Art League, Old Town Hall and Village Gallery Clifton Days Arts and Crafts Show Frank Milwee Antiques, Georgetown, D.C. Burke Towne Plaza Professional Bldg. Occoquan Art Shows          *Juried

She is currently a member of The Artists in Middleburg.  Doris worked as a Color Consultant with an international color company for 26 years and has always loved working with colors.