Jeni O’Callaghan is a third generation artist: “for me, art has always been just there, like breathing.” Her art reflects much of the southwest desert she grew up in and still lives in today. Jeni has been coming to the Verde Valley since her grandfather bought Rancho Tres Brisas on the Verde River in 1963. “It just seemed natural for Mike and I to move here in 2008, Tres Brisas is a paradise.” Besides artwork, Jeni enjoys time with her family, teaching new nurses at Yavapai College, kayaking, traveling—especially to the Sea of Cortez, birdwatching, and raising beef with her spouse, Michael.