Portrait Artist Forum - View Single Post

Jenna Jones · 07-09-2002, 02:35 AM

Hello Friends,

My name is Jenna Jones. According to my parents, I began drawing happy faces over and over obsessively when I was two. My mom said I wanted to get the circle round. At four, I won an art contest and made my first T.V. appearance. My mom kept everything, including many of my childhood letters because I wrote backwards, from right to left. I had a great art teacher in grades 11 and 12, but my art college experience was nothing short of a disaster. Unfortunately, I quit art school and made a career as a veterinary assistant for close to 8 years. I now feel frustrated that I lost many years not studying art or even painting.

I admit I am a perfectionist, and I cringe at most of my past drawings and paintings. I have a particular style, which has frequently been refered to as "tight". I cannot escape this, nor do I wish to. I have tried various styles of painting, but I enjoy rendering the subject, even if I have to get out my 5/0 brush. I know lots of artists frown on this, but this is the way I most enjoy painting. If it takes me three days to paint a single eyeball, then that's OK. My paintings are not loose or spontaneous, even though I enjoy these qualities in other artists' works. The elements I love in any painting are the play of strong lights/darks, composition, combination of warm/cool colors, and the emotional effect the painting has on the observer.

I am very grateful for this Forum, as I feel honored to be in with such great company. I am currently working on a painting and I am anxious to submit it to the Forum when it is complete.

07-09-2002, 02:35 AM	#1
Jenna Jones Juried Member FT Artist Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Red Deer, Canada Posts: 3	Hello from Jenna Hello Friends, My name is Jenna Jones. According to my parents, I began drawing happy faces over and over obsessively when I was two. My mom said I wanted to get the circle round. At four, I won an art contest and made my first T.V. appearance. My mom kept everything, including many of my childhood letters because I wrote backwards, from right to left. I had a great art teacher in grades 11 and 12, but my art college experience was nothing short of a disaster. Unfortunately, I quit art school and made a career as a veterinary assistant for close to 8 years. I now feel frustrated that I lost many years not studying art or even painting. I admit I am a perfectionist, and I cringe at most of my past drawings and paintings. I have a particular style, which has frequently been refered to as "tight". I cannot escape this, nor do I wish to. I have tried various styles of painting, but I enjoy rendering the subject, even if I have to get out my 5/0 brush. I know lots of artists frown on this, but this is the way I most enjoy painting. If it takes me three days to paint a single eyeball, then that's OK. My paintings are not loose or spontaneous, even though I enjoy these qualities in other artists' works. The elements I love in any painting are the play of strong lights/darks, composition, combination of warm/cool colors, and the emotional effect the painting has on the observer. I am very grateful for this Forum, as I feel honored to be in with such great company. I am currently working on a painting and I am anxious to submit it to the Forum when it is complete.