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Artist’s Vision My recent pilgrimage into the world of art has defined my destiny and led me on a circuitous journey. It has transformed my self as well as my circumstance. I have constructed an independent identity- an adventurer by choice! Each change of scenery releases a new creative vision. Each stroke of the palette knife declares my absolute commitment to my art! This is my way of grasping reality and my perpetual quest to know myself. As a self-taught artist, a world of color and expression has opened my life to the opportunities for learning and growth. Palette knives, rich textured, brilliant colored oil paints, and the endless possibilities afforded by large canvases have provided the venue for a wonderful adventure. Watercolor journaling sets the foundation for my final oils and allows me to capture the essence of spontaneous moments in my life, whether it be traveling in the south of France, Tuscany, South Africa, South East Asia, the coast of Maine or hiking in the mountains of Wyoming and North Carolina. These studies are then transformed into permanent images by boldly building up color and texture in oils with palette knives. As a tonal impressionist, I paint the subject as it is seen and responded to emotionally. The compositions are developed during the actual painting stage with no formal under drawing. By not filling in lines with paint, there is a freedom to look at tones, shades and values. The use of hard, soft and lost edges creates the illusion of forms and space. Color and mood are manipulated for their own sake. Impasto, the bold, loose application of oils is key to creating form and texture. Aspects of my personal history are much like some of the impressionists: being self taught and having chosen art relatively late in life. This new purpose is a journey in itself and the art has become a source of faith and spirituality- an awakening to new levels of consciousness. I was born in Pennsylvania, raised in Ponce, Puerto Rice and have lived in London, New York City, Houston and Cashiers, NC where I now paint and teach.
Dean Day Gallery, Houston, Texas Flanders Art Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
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JANE SMITHERS Solo Exhibitions Always Red, Summit One Gallery, Highlands, NC 2008 Selected Group Exhibitions Small Gifts, Summit One Gallery, Highlands,NC 2008 Little Picture Show, Left Bank Gallery, St Simons Island, Ga 2008 Fragile Earth, Juried Show, Museum of Fine Art, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 2008 Education: Bachelor of Arts, Wilson College, PA New Projects ART WORKSHOPS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND IN THE DORDOGNE, FRANCE PAINTED LEAVES, Published in 2008 Memberships: Oil Painters of America Benefits Carpe Diem Farm Gallery Representation Altitude Gallery, Bozeman Montana 406-582-4472 Dean Day Gallery, Houston, Texas 713 520-1021
Corporate Collections: Duke Raleigh Hospital
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Jane Smithers 828.743-6541 828.743-9281 (Fax) Jane.smithers@verizon.net |