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ARTIST PROFILE
Jeanne Tangney's hallmark is her highly personalized approach to painting while still embracing the academic "knowns" in both plein-air and studio paintings. In developing her own voice, it is as if her paintings' "underpaintings" rely on the scholarly understanding of a painting while her creativity defines her as a painter with her own voice and truisms. To this end, her pastels have a solid foundation to which she can then push and define the boundaries. The result is breathtaking pastels that are contemporary and "breath", with an unmistakable signature style. To the artist's credit her still lifes, florals and landscapes are like that of an innovative floral designers or landscape architects work. She uses "common" subjects but they way it is executed is not common, or familiar at all. Even though thousands of images of still lifes, florals and landscapes exist, Tangney's pastels never appear as if one's seen them before.
Jeanne earned her BFA in Painting and Art Education (both summa cum laude) including a Special Talent Award from the Rhode Island College. Extensive additional studies with contemporary peers have influenced her approach to painting. Last year alone, Jeanne was invited to show in 6 invitational shows and since 1992, over 20 juried shows to include the prestigious Pastel Society of America (National, 98), and the Connecticut Pastel Society ("Renaissance in Pastel", National, 97). The number of shows she has been juried into equals the number of awards she has received, including 9 Best of Show and First Place awards. Select corporate collections include Fidelity Investments, Cambridge Savings Bank, Berkshire Partners, Linsco Group, Yushin America, and Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The work that most influences my landscapes is that of contemporary plein air painters. As much as I appreciate and admire artists and schools of the past, I am most excited about the work that I see being created today. It is a constant inspiration.
My own work leans toward the representational, but I tend to push and exaggerate the colors found in nature. I am most attracted to simple, strong subjects in both my landscapes and still lifes. A coastal marsh, a stand of trees, a vase of flowers or a ripening pear - no matter what the theme, my primary intent is to convey an appreciation of places and things, creating a sense of emotion through the effects of light, color and composition.