"My work is the physical expression of a continual dialog between myself and the world around me. Landscape and still life are my primary genres. I draw inspiration from my surroundings (particularly for landscape work), from historical art styles, and from a few favorite 20th century painters, then filter that inspiration through a lifetime of personal experiences. ..."
"My Art is NOT personal, it is NOT about my own psycho-emotional state or feeling. Also my work is NOT about contemporary social or political issues in the world of temporal experience. I do NOT seek to create didactic images that move the viewer to action or revulsion. Nor do I create images of desire through a depiction of genre scenes of daily life. I seek to hold the viewer at the still point of aesthetic arrest. ..."
"Painting is a stepping off point into my imagination. Putting brush to paper is a meditation for me - a way to center my thoughts and feelings. Animals of all shapes and sizes have always been my passion and each piece begins with a deep admiration of the unique beauty and character of the creature I am painting. ..."
"I am a textile artist who creates art works with fabric and thread by means of using a sewing machine as my ‘paint brush’.
In each of my art works, the small pieces of fabric represent the seasons of our lives, with brightness, color, and texture woven into all of these moments, blended together into one tapestry. ..."
"Jennifer's work is far from ordinary. Her unique way of using a brush and knife are revealed in the brushstrokes of each piece. What she tries to accomplish in each piece is to define its unique "feeling" with the setting. ..."
"From London Ontario, Canada for most of the winter and the rest of my time wandering around wild life refuge and my parents home in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
I have been deeply immersed in wildlife a member of the Society of Animal Artist, Artist for Conservation. and Society of Canadian Artists. ..."
"Art has been part of my life from a very early age. I have always enjoyed the process and freedom of creating art as it has way of activating our senses, memories and emotions in a unique way. As artists we often use those senses, memories and emotions as an impetus for creating. My work often starts with an idea that evolves and changes throughout the process resulting in a sometimes surprising and unexpected outcome. For me, this is the joy of doing art. ..."
"Art my birth star gave this orphan child a gift visual acuity with a open path to my visual intelligence. Art has given me quite a ride but at 82 I'm still a producing and exhibiting artist and will remain so. ..."
“Because I have an established background history with Fashion Illustration and designers, I have a special inclination for painting women.
My portraits bring out the beauty, the grace and the dignity of all women, of all ages and all races. ...”
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