Jeanne Young » About the Artist

Practicing my art is work, it stretches my endurance physically and mentally, but it is also peaceful and rewarding.  Painting is one of the few things that seems constant, when I put a stroke of paint on a canvas it stays there, it doesn’t need to be redone again tomorrow and the next day.  When I finish a painting I’ve communicated something, sometimes a beautiful subject, sometimes the beauty is in the emotion conveyed more than the subject matter.  Either way, when I finish a painting I have a sense of accomplishment that I don’t find elsewhere.

I paint from life at least a few times a week for the sheer enjoyment of it and to keep a freshness in my studio paintings.  For my larger studio pieces I travel around the state gathering material to paint from by painting on site and photographing various subjects.  I love the loose spontaneity of plein air painting just as much as getting into a large piece filled with all the detail of everyday life.  Painting en plein air satisfies the desire to be out in the elements experiencing life while my studio time satisfies my need to explore some scenes in greater detail.  

It is my hope that the art I create will help others to pause in their busy lives and enjoy the bit of beauty I tried to capture.