Jeanette Stevenson

Biography

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1990-2008		Chronology of exhibitions available upon request.

Statement

My print sale is set for the Saturday Dec the 13th between 10am and 3pm.
My studio is at 17th Ave Studios near Brommer St.
Call me for further directions at (831) 431-7122.

    It occurs to me that some pieces from my latest series recall a theme I would draw repeatedly as a girl: it was a Japanese woodblock print inspired night scene of wheat against a harvest moon sky. To see a hauntingly familiar composition surface again after many years is strange, marvelous.
    Inspiration can be the quick silver wonder of pieces laid out, complete, in my head or a burdgening fountain of "place this here, layer that there...take this shot, crop it and arrange it across there...this process is mindless, blissful, meditative.
    I go on what I call "photo safari" for all my photographs; this image gathering nearly always precedes my work- odd, delightful visual details abound on urban walkways while dusty trails or stretches of beach sand offer up nature's imagery.
    My focus in merging realms, specifically hard edged, man-made beauty such as glass, wrought iron, artfully cracked cement- and nature's expression of lake currents, tree canopies and burnished tree roots is revealed through my current work. These series relate how the paved, "civilized" world and last remaining stands of nature have nearly, tragically, merged.
    The prints have a presence and force that the small computerized representations can not provide: fine giclee printing reveals itself in crisp delineation, lush imagery and startling light refraction through the photographic montages multiple layers.
    It is heady and singularly challenging to be an artist- I'm profoundly grateful for my calling.