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About Suzanne Jenne

Suzanne is a full-time artist and creative coach with more than 30 years experience designing and producing creative endeavors. She has designed mosaic art and jewelry and began painting in 1993 and been painting full time since 2004. Suzanne is an Artist in Residence at Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in Palmer, Colorado and author of "All About Art," a bi-monlthy column for the Perry Park Sentinal (Larkspur, Colorado). She teaches artist's workshops and coaches corporate clients to successfully transition from a corporate livelihood to a creative, artistic lifestyle.

Suzanne has designed and developed a line of products that is based on her paintings, photographs and digital arts. The products are marketed through various websites including SJDesigns.com.

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Artist Statement

No matter what is happening in the world, nature is the constant and I find it grounds me when I relate my paintings to nature, even if they are not a literal representation.

What inspires me most is the change in seasons and how nature's palette is constantly evolving and self renewing. My surge of energy at these transition points energizes my work and fills me with excitement to continue creating. My passion for travel and delight in other cultures and exposure to how others live coincides with how nature inspires my work. Both themes find their way into my paintings.

I choose my materials to resemble the complexity that is present in nature and to achieve the best results for that project. By using mixed media I can mirror that complexity. Applying modern materials, such as acrylics, allows me to be flexible and versatile. I also love using oils because of their ancient qualities and their saturation with earthen elements along with slow drying attributes that extend the artistic process.

People have said that they are most interested in my bold use of color combined with unafraid, abstract images. I like to portray scenes that are fun, fluid and exciting. Since I consider myself an expressionist, I want people to identify on an emotional level with my paintings; in effect, being drawn into a piece that they can relate to positively. My objective is for people to have fun with the piece, to feel lighter when they experience what I have created and to cause them to reflect on all that is good in their life.