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Jenny Long

Favorite Medium: paintings
Statement: Born in California, I moved to Nevada City in 1967 to attend John Woolman School-an alternative Quaker High School. My art education began with the spontaneous life drawing of the human figure I practiced there. After graduating I completed a semester of college-leaving to work for year or so in London, England-and then returning to make my home in Nevada City.When I paint I most often use paper as a support for water media and pastel. I work with the pigments, the surface tension of the paper, the way the water media blend or repel each other, and the shifting picture plane. What I trust and look for in a painting is the odd angle or intimation of something weird or quirky that celebrates a sense of place or feeling. I usually start and complete a painting in a few hours. Sometimes I go back into the painting to bring out certain aspects. It is only after the picture is 'done' that I give it an analytical eye to check for the carrying power of the composition.
Birth City: California
Birth Year: 1951

Awards: 2003 Canson Award Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, California 2003 Third Place ""Integral Figure"", Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, Santa Cruz, California 2002 Third Place North Columbia Community Art Show, Columbia, California 1977 California Arts Council Grant for Visual Arts Assistance

Jenny Long California art watercolor 35 x 24	Jenny Long California art watercolor 11 x 13
Jenny Long California art watercolor 11 x 15	Jenny Long California art watercolor 11 x 15