PASTINE  PROJECTS

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Jessica Snow | The Halcyon Sea, Work made at the Cycladic Art Residency in Greece | October 11 thru November 15

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Artist Statement

 

At the break of dawn on the Aegean, I dip my painting in the water, allowing the sea to soak into the canvas. The practice is both ritual and method. I am painting ‘en plein mer’, and the acrylic paint flows, pools, and bursts, like so many different points of light. The water, the sunlight and the sand are mediums, just as much as the canvas and acrylic. I disappear into the process, becoming a point of light, transmitting the energy of the tides, sun, and everything around me, even the birds and fishes, into my painting.

 

 

Biography

 

Jessica lives and works in the Bay Area, where she received her MFA from Mills College and her BA from UC Davis. She also attended the Sorbonne and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Currently she teaches in the art history department at University of San Francisco. She has participated in many shows internationally, and spends her summers in residency on the Aegean Sea. 

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