jerie artz - artzart: October 2013

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Solo Exhibit in November

These days I'm getting ready for a solo exhibit at the West Lafayette Public Library. It's a good reason to get all of my work re-organized, matted and framed to hang. Thinking over the paintings I was going to hang, a theme came together for me: The Inward Journey - The Outward Journey.

The Inward Journey - the Outward Journey

is the theme of a solo watercolor exhibit featuring the art of Jerie Artz, at the West Lafayette Public Library the month of November. The exhibit is a retrospective of the artist's work reflecting her journeys to France, Israel, Southern Illinois and recently the Lafayette area. Deeply influenced by nature and the changing seasons, the artist strives to express a "joie de vivre" as she "dips her paintbrush into her soul and paints her own nature into her paintings," a favorite quote by Henry Ward Beecher.

The public is invited to attend an opening reception, Sunday afternoon, November 3rd from 3:00 - 4:30 at the West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W Columbia St, West Lafayette, IN 47906

Artists Statement

I create art from subjects that captivate me. I love sheer brilliant color, beautiful flowers, old shapely trees, sunrises, sunsets, corn fields, forests, countrysides and seascapes. I love to capture a mood or feeling that expresses the atmosphere and soul of a subject leaving out unnecessary details.

I experience a “joie de vivre!” as the French saying goes, an exuberant enjoyment of life as I paint. Excitement and anticipation bubble up inside me as I add water and paint to a fresh piece of white watercolor paper and observe organic shapes emerge while water and pigment mingle. I am captivated by the rhythm of the changing seasons and the sensory input of my surroundings, especially during my travels.

My art is a visual journal of my life. As I mindfully process what speaks to my heart and soul, I try to capture the beauty and wonder in travel journals and in series of larger paintings using a limited palette to create a kaleidoscope of color. As I attempt to re create a portion of the Creator's work of art as seen in nature, I experience the joy of integrating my inner and outer life intuitively through painting.

I agree with the declarations of J.S.Bach and George Frederick Handel when they inscribed on their magnificent compositions: Soli Deo Gloria! To God Alone Glory – the Gift is His!

jerie artz - artzart

Roses and Flamingos

A day with Day Lilies!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Solo Exhibit in November