About the Artist
As an artist, Jane is mostly self-taught, though she was encouraged to draw by her mother who would have pursued art if WWII had not caused a change in plan. Jane remembers that at the age of six, a neighbor showed her how to closely observe what she was drawing, and so at this young age, Jane learned how to draw not what she thought something should look like, but what it actually looked like, shadows and all. Later she took a few figure drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking classes at Colorado State University. She describes her art as bold, unrefined, and improvisational. Influences range from Cézanne to Rothko to Marc Bradford. Jane likes the spontaneity of using unexpected colors just for the fun of making it work. In her personal life, Jane is fairly organized, but with her art, she enjoys not having much of a plan except for a general concept. These days, she is never attempting replication of what is in front of her, but rather captures the feeling of the place. Jane enjoys painting large pieces, and brushes are merely adjunct to other tools. Recently, Jane has been experimenting with canvas collage and mixed media, and is excited to see where it will lead her. Jane very much enjoys making commissioned art, and while any piece will be consistent with her style, she enjoys digging a little to find out what is really important to her clients, in order to come up with a piece with significance that will bring long-lasting enjoyment.