Elegant Jane

I wanted to break the mold a little. I wanted to try to do comedy, something different, something that lets some of the comedian in me come out too."

While it is her film and stage career for which Seymour is recognized, her unending creativity inspires other passions. About 14 years ago, she began dabbling in the arts as a healing process during a difficult period in her life. Dabbling turned to proficiency, and today she paints beautiful watercolor and oil landscapes and flowers. She is quick to praise her husband, noting that he tends to the yard, making sure that she is always surrounded by exotic flowers. Rose bushes grow alongside exquisite blends of multi-colored blossoms, a coral tree marks her entrance way, and koi ponds surrounded by cattails and flowering trees make for idyllic beauty. Keach even had their entire cliffside (from house to ocean) landscaped with flowers, benches, hammocks and citrus trees.

 


At one end of their home, ideally situated with French doors that open onto the gardens and ponds, is Seymour's art studio. Awash in sun-filled brilliance with multiple windows and skylights, it is the perfect place to paint. Says Seymour, -I am so busy that I have to schedule time to paint. But when O do, I come here and paint for 10 or 12 hours at a time."

Seymour's art can be found in select galleries across the country. She has been commissioned by a host of art collectors to do special pieces, and has sold paintings for as much as $40,000. Seymour has also donated her artwork to children's charities. She was recently commissioned to paint several works that will serve as note cards to support WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. While Seymour has had many gallery exhibitions across the country, she was also recently honored with her first museum show at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio.