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Jolene Miner Gallery Show
Join us for the opening reception of “APPLE SKINS” by Jolene Miner @joleneminerartEnjoy brand new paintings in person, complimentary snacks, good company & the Arts Station bar ARTIST STATEMENT:I was a hesitant painter. I wanted so deeply to create something authentic and real that I oftengot in my own way. I wanted it to be raw and true and full of richness, and those wants kept mestuck in the thinking phase. I needed a way to dissolve my creative barriers, and I embarked ona journey to find it.I resolved to connect deeply to the intuitive part of myself and create a process that supportedan unselfconscious spontaneity. This meant embracing my vulnerabilities and what I feltcompelled to create without questioning it. I found myself wanting to explore a shape thatpresented as something aware and vaguely human but with all the layers stripped away;something that could express the feeling I wanted to explore but without the distractions of atraditional subject. The simplicity left me free to act without hesitation. Layering and thesubtleties of glazing became key elements as I discovered I was drawn to translucency and anelement of emergence that played against bold lines. I immersed myself in the layering of richareas of color, thick strokes of white under glazes, repeating shapes from hand carved stampsand linework created by activating watercolor pencil with medium. As I worked, I found that astory naturally started to emerge.Apple Skins is me removing my layers, peeling them away in a long, bouncy curl andembracing what I find. Candid. Sweet. A little bit weird. It’s the fruits of a spontaneous creativeprocess. By embracing the exploration of my unselfconscious creative impulse, I use color,line, pattern and texture through acrylics, inks, wax, watercolor pencils and mark making tools.I layer and build. I remove and expose. I create a space to be vulnerable, to feel withoutjudgement and create without barriers.I invite you to see it and feel it for yourself.