▁she ▁found ▁the ▁life ▁drawing ▁classes ▁fre er ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁Paris , ▁models ▁included ▁ad oles c ents ▁and ▁pretty ▁young ▁women , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁open ness ▁and ▁comfort ▁with ▁n ud ity . ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁attended ▁Dar by ▁School ▁of ▁P ain ting ▁at ▁Fort ▁Washington , ▁under ▁An sh utz , ▁who ▁was ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁school ▁and ▁taught ▁there ▁through ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁She ▁learned ▁modern ▁art ▁through ▁Sch am berg , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁rom antic ▁interest ▁at ▁PA FA . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁was ▁supporting ▁herself ▁through ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁her ▁oil ▁and ▁water color ▁paint ings ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁eigh teen . ▁She ▁painted ▁scenes ▁of ▁women ▁reading ▁or ▁sho pping ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁moth ers ▁and ▁children ▁walking ▁through ▁a ▁park . ▁Her ▁Im pression ist ▁works , ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁v ivid ▁colors , ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁like ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Institute ' s ▁international ▁exhibition ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁anything ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁artist ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁honor able ▁mention . ▁That ▁year , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁called ▁her ▁" the ▁find ▁of ▁the ▁year ", ▁having ▁found ▁her ▁painting ▁The ▁Por ch ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" most ▁un for get table ▁canvas