Watercolor Paintings by Jane Freeman

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ARTIST STATEMENT

Watercolor is my chosen medium because it offers me the ability to express translucent light and sparkling shadows like nothing else I have tried. Watercolor is like magic for creating the feeling of light!

You can contact me if you are interested in having a workshop in your area. I enjoy getting out and meeting other artists and sharing what I have learned.

Visit Watercolor Mania my personal blog for updates on what I am doing in everyday life as well as art. There you will also find several step by step paintings. I am hoping somehow it can become a forum to answer your questions and set up a dialog with other artists who love watercolor!

"A Celebration of Light" became the cover for my book and as with all new paintings it is always my favorite until I do the next one! This painting is a step by step demo in the book so you can see how I worked that fabric and the final shadow across the plate. It is available as a giclee print. 21" x 22 1/2"

My book entitled "A Celebration of Light" is now available. It can be purchased through any bookstore or Amazon. It is also available from North Light Book Club. I was blessed to be able add a page from 10 of my artist friends in the book. Paul Jackson, Janie Gildow, Arleta Pech, Sueellen Ross, James Toogood, Cindy Agan, Peggi Batcheck, Laurin McCracken, Marilyn Wear and Susan Harrison-Tistain!

"Sauced Grapes" The photo for this was taken about 4 years ago and I was hesitant to paint it for so long because I was intimidated by all that lace! I think I have had my fill of lace for awhile but suspect it will be something I will tackle again and again because I love the texture and design qualities it can give to a painting. This is available as a giclee print.

19" x 28"

"Papa's Pepper" is a red pepper on a candleabra of prisms on top of Cindy Agan's watercolor book. She is a dear friend of mine and I now teach workshops with her. I am always looking for something unusual that a judge might take a second look at for juring into national shows. I hope this one does well for me!

"Beltrami County Fair" was juried into the top 100 of the 2007 Paint America Competiton. It can be viewed at www.paintamerica.org. It will be part of a traveling show across the United States this year.

This painting is of Beth as she came back from the judging of her prize chickens. This fine rooster had a mate which was already in the cage and now I wish I had her sweet face peeking out from under the other arm as it had been right before this shot.