Jeanne Iler, a painter and educator began her career in Illinois. She obtained her BFA degree from the University of Illinois and later studied at the Chicago Art Institute. For over 30 years, she worked as a graphic artist in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. For the past eight years, she has been teaching and painting in Santa Clarita. Her students have said: "Thank you so very much." "I am very pleased. I took it to the framer yesterday." "The portrait looks just like her."