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Jeanne Cardana, CPSA

Artist Statement

My interest and desire to draw and paint horses and nature started at a very young age and I was blessed with wonderful mentors during my school years who encouraged me to pursue my art. Over the years I experimented with watercolors, acrylics and ink, eventually settling in with graphite and colored pencils, which I found satisfied my strong desire to capture realistic textures and details of my subjects. Many of my subjects come 'out of the frame' or extend the borders. I feel this gives the piece a different kind of interest and sense of movement or activity.

Horses, wildlife and the love of the natural world have been my inspiration and at the forefront of my artwork. I strive to capture the essence and personality of the animals I portray and to 'tell their story' visually. I have owned and worked with horses all my life and they are my most favored animal subject. For horses and other animals (humans included!) it is important to me to get the details, anatomy, and movements correct. Once I have my subject(s) in mind, the composition and storytelling come together in a way that support the piece's harmony I wish to capture.

Recently retired from nursing, I am now able to focus full time on my art and explore further where the graphite and colored pencil work will take me; for I feel I am only beginning to discover the full potential of the mediums. Personally, nothing has felt more fulfilling than to see the final piece come together in a way that supports a sense of high satisfaction one gets when viewing a completed, successful work.

Bio

Jeanne grew up in California, riding her horse in the Castro Valley foothills, and later lived much of her life in the Midwest, and more recently settled in the Northwest. Jeanne has a Bachelors in Biological/Wildlife Illustration and much of her earlier illustration career was centered in the medical and scientific realms. Jeanne worked as a private contractor illustrating for the USDA, national magazines (Mother Earth News, Fins and Feathers, National Wildlife), and for various scientific, medical, university, and commercial communities. Since moving to the Northwest in 2000, Jeanne has also worked as a registered nurse in Oncology and Palliative Care.

Jeanne's training as a biological/medical illustrator, attention to detail, strong connection with the natural world, and love of and lifetime experience with horses translate into her work as an artist. Over the years Jeanne has produced and exhibited award winning original equine and Western Art pieces.

Jeanne is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, an Associate member of Women Artists of the West, an elected artist member of the American Artists Professional League and member of the CPSA local Chapter 201, and Oregon City's Three Rivers Art Guild.

Website: www.jeannecardana.com

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