Jess D. Cauthorn

Jess D. CAUTHORN 1923 - 2005 Jess left us on the 13th of December to join his daughter, who preceded him in death July 31, 2005, on the eternal painting trip. He was born and educated in Seattle. A World War II Veteran. A student at the Burnley School of Professional Art, which he later purchased and ran until it became the Art Institute of Seattle in 1982. As a teacher and graphic artist, he influenced countless northwest artists. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society, Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters, and the Northwest Watercolor Society. Jess has won awards in every major juried art competition in the northwest. His artwork is in permanent collections in the Seattle Art Museum, the Frye Museum, and the National Infantry Museum in Fort Benning, Georgia. He will be missed. He is survived by his wife, Colleen, his son, Daniel, daughter-in-law, Donna, son-in-law, Rick, and grandchildren, Ryan and Jade. It was his desire to be cremated, Bleitz Funeral Home.