Welcome To Studio Easy Hearts - About Jeni
"I paint the skies with peace and passion because that's the way they paint me."
The aim with my artwork is to create joy in a world of stress.
My emphasis is on the sky and the beauty that it can create at the edges of the day. Most
people will enjoy a beautiful sunset, and those that rise early enough, a beautiful dawn.
Whatever else is going on, we can all stop and look at the sunset for a few seconds, and think,
"Wow, that is beautiful". Each dawn and dusk has the same ingredients, air, light and water,
yet each day the recipe is different. This moment is a view to take you away from that day you
had, or need to face and into a feeling you would want. My intent is to capture such moments,
and feelings, and bring them onto the canvas to be enjoyed for years.
Many viewers express a feeling of peace on viewing my skies, which tells me that I have succeeded
in capturing the antidote to the stress of 21st century life. The sky is an artwork available to
every sighted person on the planet, and appreciation of my views transcend age and culture.
Painting was a frequent joy as a child. My high school art teacher, though, was not an encouragement,
and brushes were abandoned in favor of the academic subjects at which I also excelled.
On the breakup of my marriage, I inherited the camera, originally a wedding gift from my ex, and decided
to work on photography skills. Another 5 months later I was having difficulty getting my mind off a picture
I had taken of Pismo Beach on a cold December morning. I had an epiphany :�Now, you have to paint!�.
Living in the Salton City means I am daily inspired by the skies and scenes of the Imperial valley, and travel has allowed me to also work from the landscapes and influences of other areas, mainly in California.
Jun 03-Aug 04: Little Gallery, S. Montgomery St, Ojai, California.
Feb 04-Aug 04: Ojai Gallery, Main St, Ojai, California.
Dec 03; Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, California
Sep 04: Civic Arts Plaza Credit Union, Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Mar-May 04: Mittels, Ventura Bl, Woodland Hills, California.
Feb 05-13 05: Solo Show, Camarillo Art Center, Camarillo CA.
Jan 9-Mar 2 05: Solo Show, Office of Linda Parks, Thousand Oaks Bl, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Jun-Aug 05: Solo Show, Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center, Calabasas, CA.
Nov 07: Kindred Hospital, San Diego, CA.
Feb-Jun 08: Marriott Hotel, Woodland Hills, CA
Ongoing: Crossroads Gallery, 101 E. Tehachapi Bl, Tehachapi, CA.
www.crossroadsgallerytehachapi.com.
Crossroads Gallery also provides revolving artwork to Tehachapi City Hall.
Apr 03 -present. Art Fairs in Southern California, including: Tarzana , Thousand Oaks, Beverly Hills, Studio City, Camarillo, Furnace Creek, Ojai, Agoura Hills, Montrose, Oxnard, San Diego, La Quinta, Palm Springs, Imperial, Borrego Springs, Long Beach, Bodega Bay, Julian, Yorba Linda, Woodland Hills, North Shore, Vista del Mar, Calabasas, Solana Beach, Malibu, Carlsbad, Valyermo, Monrovia, Valley Center, Temecula, Burbank and Salton City.
Please see Show Schedule for upcoming fairs and shows.
Summer Solstice and Midsummer Mists, Jun 03, Thousand Oaks Art Gallery
Honorable Mention for "Isabella Mystic Dawn I"
National Orange Show, San Bernardino, CA May 04, E St, San Bernardino, CA;
Statewide juried art competition. "Keeping an Eye on You" Juried into show.
Camarillo Arts Center Membership Juried Show, Camarillo, CA Apr 05.
2 pieces juried into show, 3rd prize in Professional Watercolor Category.
Imperial Valley Winter Fair. Feb 07. 1st and 2nd in landscape acrylics,
2nd and 3rd in landscape watercolors.
Art Calendar: Feb 2005. �Emerging Artist� painting published on page 13.
Salton Seafarer: (Newspaper of the West Shores of Salton Sea) Featured article Dec 2005.
Cover Artwork for report on "Growing the Creative Arts in Imperial County", prepared for Imperial County.
Please feel free to contact me at studioeasyhearts@yahoo.com
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