A native of Maryland, Geraldine McKeown has been painting since childhood.  She lives in rural Cecil County in the 1855 farmhouse of her Irish ancestors situated on land that has been in her family for 7 generations.  Her paintings reflect this deep sense of heritage and love of the Maryland countryside.  

The rugged and pristine coast of Down East Maine provides another source of inspiration for Geraldine's watercolors. Her summer studio is located in a fishing community on an off shore island, where magnificent scenery abounds and tourists are few.

Geraldine studied art at Towson University and the Barnes Foundation. She began the study of watercolor with the legendary teacher Ed Whitney at his summer workshops in Maine and has taught watercolor herself for over 20 years. She is the recipient of the BWS Silver Medal for watercolor and a number of other regional and national awards including being selected as one of the top 100 painters in the prestigious Arts for the Parks National Competition.

Her watercolors have been featured on the covers of "At the Head of the Bay: A Cultural and Architectural History of Cecil County, Maryland" and "Red Top Boots" by George Prettyman.  Her paintings are also featured in the publications "The Best of Watercolor I & II" by Rockport Press and "Artistic Touch III" by Creative Art Press.

She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and the Philadelphia Water Color Society.  Her paintings are in numerous private, public and corporate collections including MBNA, AT&T, DuPont, and celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover, to mention a few.