JEANELLE McCALL

Wolf Kahn is a German-American painter known for his vivid and colorful landscapes. I have been inspired by his work since the first time I picked up a pastel. He used a lot of strong horizontal and vertical lines to create his beautiful landscapes. And of course, his vibrant use of color filled me with joy.  I forgot about his inspirational work till the other day when I saw a painting of his on facebook. Influenced by his work, I couldn't wait to start a painting.    I started with a simple wash of acrylic paint. After drying, I painted with oil, wax and other mediums. Moving with the Moon, 20" x 16", oil on paper To create movement in my work, I used my fingers to move the paint around.  I really enjoyed the outcome. It gives me a feeling of falling leaves glistening in the moonlight. I hope you enjoy it too!

Stitch work, collage, paint are all game to help create  "poetic portraits of oneself done by oneself".  "Secret Self" , 15" x 15", fiber, hand stitched "Yellow Chair", 36" x 24", acrylic, stretched canvas "Red Hat" , 20" x 20", fiber, hand stitched "Yellow Hat" , 20" x 20", fiber, hand stitched "Art is Confession" , fiber, hand and machine stitched, painted "Talking Threads", 72" x 32", fabric, weaving, machine and hand stitching

A short story about Harriet the Turtle She crawled in the garden and wiggled and wiggled and laid her eggs, when she was through, she just crawled off to the pond next-door!  Using a styrofoam lid from my take home container (price still on the lid!), I drew the design on the container lid, brushed on paint and stamped onto paper. Half the fun is scavenging supplies to illustrate the days events. I found some paint from a paint by number kit at the second hand store. Only a few of the paints worked! Oh well, life at the beach. Not very elegant, but captured the event!