The Center for Art, Culture, and History—Exeter, or CACHE, will be hosting a solo exhibition titled Simply Home. The exhibit features oil paintings by local artist Jana Botkin. It will be on view from October 19 through December 29, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 19, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Simply Home seeks to refresh a sense of contentment in our location in the heart of California. As a lifelong resident of Tulare County, Jana continually seeks out what makes us special. She uses oil paint to portray the places that are dear to her—simple scenes based in the foothills and mountains, along with our agriculture.

Jana Botkin is a lifelong resident of Tulare County, the daughter of an Ivanhoe farmer. She has an AA in art from COS along with many years of study and practice in what she terms “The School of Figure It Out." Jana aims to provide visible reminders that Tulare County is a place to be proud of. Her style is tight realism, and her work is recognized by its detail and accuracy. She has published two books of local cabin communities, The Cabins of Mineral King and The Cabins of Wilsonia, six local coloring books, and Mineral King Wildflowers: Common Names. Jana accepts commissions, teaches drawing lessons at CACHE, and blogs about her art and life five days a week on her website, www.cabinart.net. She works from her Three Rivers home studio with three cats that come and go and has been a full-time artist since 1993. Jana and her husband Michael have been married for 38 years.

All artwork will be on sale during the length of the exhibition. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit our website at www.cach-exeter.org.