RED EARTH BOUND                                30" x 40" OC

Artist’s Vision Jane Smithers Tonal Impressionist My recent pilgrimage into the world of art has defined my destiny and led me on a circuitous journey.  It has transformed my self as well as my circumstance.  I have constructed an independent identity- an adventurer by choice! Each change of scenery releases a new creative vision. Each stroke of the palette knife declares my absolute commitment to my art! This is my way of grasping reality and my perpetual quest to know myself. As a self-taught artist, a world of color and expression has opened my life to the opportunities for learning and growth. Palette knives, rich textured, brilliant colored oil paints, and the endless possibilities afforded by large canvases have provided the venue for a wonderful adventure. Watercolor journaling sets the foundation for my final oils and allows me to capture the essence of spontaneous moments in my life, whether it be traveling in the south of France, Tuscany, South Africa, South East Asia, the coast of Maine or hiking in the mountains of Wyoming and North Carolina.  These studies are then transformed into permanent images by boldly building up color and texture in oils with palette knives. As a tonal impressionist, I paint the subject as it is seen and responded to emotionally. The compositions are developed during the actual painting stage with no formal under drawing. By not filling in lines with paint, there is a freedom to look at tones, shades and values. The use of hard, soft and lost edges creates the illusion of forms and space. Color and mood are manipulated for their own sake. Impasto, the bold, loose application of oils is key to creating form and texture. Aspects of my personal history are much like some of the impressionists: being self taught and having chosen art relatively late in life. This new purpose is a journey in itself and the art has become a source of faith and spirituality- an awakening to new levels of consciousness. I was born in Pennsylvania, raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico and have lived in London, New York City, Houston and Cashiers, NC where I now paint and teach. Gallery Representation Dean Day Gallery, Houston, Texas Fisherman’s Gallery, Hermanus, South Africa Gallerie Corgis, Villars, France Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island, Georgia Summit One Gallery, Highlands, North Carolina                                                   .

JANE SMITHERS SOLO EXHIBITIONS Mes Voyages, Summit One Gallery, Highlands, NC 2009 Always Red, Summit One Gallery, Highlands, NC 2008 Simply Red, Wirtz Gallery, Miami, Fl 2008 Jane Smithers: The Red Series, Flanders Art Gallery, Raleigh NC 2007 All About Color Houston TX 2006 Jane, An Impressionist, Governor’s Club, West Palm Beach, Fl 2006 Italy on Canvas, Houston, Tx. 2005 See Jane Paint, Summit One Gallery, Highlands, NC 2005 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS Rouge, Noir et Blanc, Refectoire des Moines, Brantome, France 2009 Small Gifts, Summit One Gallery, Highlands, NC 2008 Little Picture Show, Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island, GA 2008 Fragile Earth, Juried Show, Museum of Fine Art, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 2008 Reflections, Left Bank Art Gallery, St. Simons, Ga 2008 Investigating the Corporeal, Flanders Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC 2008 St. Francis Art Festival, Houston TX 2007 Expressions in Color, Left Bank Art Gallery, St. Simons Island GA 2007 Go Figure, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2007 Reflections Along the Shore, Left Bank Art Gallery, St. Simons Island GA 2007 The Cloister and Little Picture Show, Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island GA 2007 Pushing Paint, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2006 St Francis Art Festival, Houston, TX 2006 Friends Exhibit, Bascom Louise Gallery, Highlands NC 2006 Magic of Spring Time, Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island GA 2006 Spring Preview, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2006 St. Francis Art Festival, Houston TX 2005 The High Lands, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2005 Bascom-Louise Spring Art Show, Highlands, NC 2005 It’s a Small World, Horizon Fine Art, Jackson Wyoming 2004 Icons of the Season, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2004 Little Picture Show, Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island GA 2004 Wildly Creative Art, Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Wy 2004 Bascom Louise Juried Show, Highlands NC 2004 Celebration of the Arts, Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island GA 2004 Evening of Fine Wine and Art, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2004 Wild Women, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2004 Wenmohs Art Show, Austin TX 2004 St. Francis Art Festival, Houston TX 2004 Little Picture Show, Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island GA 2003 Miniature Show, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2003 Fall Juried Art Show, Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands NC 2003 Evening of Fine Wine and Art, Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC 2003 Scene Seekers Plein Air Exhibition, Cashiers NC 2003 St. Francis Art Festival, Houston TX 2003 Little Picture Show, Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island GA 2002 Highlands Art League Show, Highlands NC 2002 St. Francis Art Festival, Houston TX 2002 American Heart Association, Jackson MS 2001 Highlands Art League, Highlands NC 2001 St. Francis Art Festival, Houston TX 2001 St. Francis Art Festival, Houston TX 2000 St. Martins Art Show, Houston TX 2000 St.Francis Art Festival, Houston TX 1999 St. Martins Art Show, Houston TX 1999 Education:  Bachelor of Arts, Wilson College, PA NEW PROJECTS Artist In Residence 2010, Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, NC    www.oldedwardsinn.com PAINTED LEAVES, published 2008 I have created an art exchange program with a Charter School in North Carolina and the children from the settlement camp of Stanford Hills in South Africa, where I recently conducted an art camp. 2005 Art workshops in South Africa, Man O'War, Abacos and in the Dordogne, France Memberships: Oil Painters of America BENEFITS Carpe Diem Farm American Heart Association Highlands Cashiers Humane Society Brevard Music Center Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Food 4 Thought, Stanford, South Africa Jackson Hole Conservancy Charlee’s Homes for Children and Kristi House, Miami Fl American Cancer Society Hospice, NC GALLERY REPRESENTATION Dean Day Gallery, Houston, Texas 713-520-1021, www.deandaygallery.com Fisherman’s Gallery, Hermanus, South Africa Gallerie Corgis, Villars, France Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons Island GA  912-638-3017 www.Leftbankartgallery.com Summit One Gallery, Highlands NC  828 526-2673 www.summitonegallery.com CORPORATE COLLECTIONS: Duke Raleigh Hospital COPYRIGHT Jane Smithers@2010 All rights reserved                                                                                                   Painted Leaves

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