ARTISTS STATEMENT

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CLICK SLIDESHOW TO SEE MY WORK. I believe by definition I've become a "LANDSCAPE EXPRESSIONIST" (while always remaining an ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE artist). My early childhood experiences were in those MASSIVE FLOWERBEDS that Denver Parks & Rec designed and maintained: GIGANTIC, ARTISTIC, MASSIVE FLOWER GARDENS! (with a childs-eye view in bright sunlight, in SUNKEN GARDENS on Speer Blvd).

I was fortunate enough to have four years of private group art lessons in Lakewood, Colorado when my two sons were in grade school. Mrs. Jean Grout studied under Anjelo di Benedetto (1913 - 1992) She taught us extensive design principles, color theory and art history which I believe were equal to or exceeded college level courses. She also taught us to see "SPACE THROUGH PATTERNS" or "PATTERNS THROUGH SPACE" which broke my FLAT SPACE style I began at age sixteen. LUCKY, LUCKY me.

My boring resume includes 22 juried, group art shows in Colorado, then 3 in Raton,NM when I moved in 2018 from Colorado to New Mexico, then moved to BELEN, NM for 3 years & 3 months, 4 'solo' one-woman shows in Denver, CO, 16 months in an Arts Center in Pueblo, CO and 27 juried online art shows. November 2024 I exhibited 3 miniature paintings at the HARDT GALLERY/202 Art Center, St Francis, Kansas. I left Colorado for New Mexico, October 2018 (during COVID!) and THEN I moved to east-central ARIZONA in April 2022 for ONLY 22 months. BUT! My FINAL move was to north-western St Francis, KANSAS APRIL 2024 to once again enjoy painting in a full basement studio and be less than 300 miles from my son Chris in Colorado. NO MORE MOVING!

Now that I have a SECURE website AND a CART for sales. I still need income over my low Social Security, so, I am FINALLY offering (signed and numbered... to acknowledge you're supporting me) simple 5" x 5" OR 5" x 7" color prints (in an envelope) of any titled painting through PayPal for $5.00 each OR an 8" x 8" canvas print for $15.00 (postage paid). I just need an address and NO, I WILL NOT HOUND YOU FOR MORE SALES! YOU reorder if you like, but I will NOT follow you. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING A NEEDY ARTIST!!! Revisit and someday I'll offer 12 month calendars! Again, thank you very much for your support . . .

my new INSTAGRAM account is jerrikansas79@gmail.com . . .

I refuse to join any of those ONLINE REPUTATION PROTECTION money-making websites so if you read I'm a felon or drug addict, I can sue them for libel...

THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY WEBSITE!