Background
Potter, George Kenneth was born on February 26, 1926 in Bakersfield, California, United States. Son of Howard Eugene and Edythe (Keast) Potter.
Potter, George Kenneth was born on February 26, 1926 in Bakersfield, California, United States. Son of Howard Eugene and Edythe (Keast) Potter.
Student, Academy Art University, San Francisco, 1947—1948. Student, Jean Metzinger Academy Frochot, Paris, 1950—1952. Student, Institute Statale dei Belli Arti, Florence, Italy, 1951.
Bachelor magna cum laude, San Francisco State University, 1974.
Teacher private watercolor workshops, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Hawaii, Italy, Adriatic, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, others. Lecturer San Francisco State University. Instructor Academy Art University, San Francisco.
Judge Vacaville 28th Annual, 2005, 10, California State Fair Art Exhibition, 1968, Magnumopus, 2010.
Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Watercolor Society (signature member), California Watercolor Association (master signature member), Marin Society Artists (life).
Married Heliodora Carneiro de Mendonca, July 30, 1954 (divorced July 1956). 1 child, Helen Marcia Pessoa. Married Ruth Mary Griffen, August 4, 1962 (divorced July 1989).
Children: Katherine Ann Klein, Claire Lorraine, Cynthia Ann. Married Cinthia Ann Gowing.