jerie artz - artzart: January 2014

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Sunflowers and more Sunflowers!

My sunflower period continues. I love painting them, so I will surely be painting them again. I just completed a commission of sunflowers that are nearly a full sheet of watercolor paper. Making it long and narrow was perfect for these tall stalked blossoms.

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Tissue Paper Tree Technique

Just a glimpse of the Fall 2013 workshop - the ladies loved doing this painting!https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B83TrigNc4_QbEdSRHdGUWdjdU0/edit?usp=drive_web

Winter Watercolor Classes

As I'm writing this blog, looking out my window is a winter wonderland. Fresh snow, fresh world, fresh inspiration! Winter watercolor classes are about to begin and we'll try to capture some of the magic of snow on our sheets of white watercolor paper. It's a new year and I'm looking forward to new experiences in teaching and painting. As I teach, I learn - so painting snow....here I come!

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 Flamboyance of Flamingos!

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Sunflowers and more Sunflowers!

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Tissue Paper Tree Technique

Winter Watercolor Classes