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Jane Jones Artist Statement The love of the outdoors is reflected in the paintings of mountain scenes, trees and landscapes. The mountain scenes have a high horizon line indicating the feeling of looking up and looming toward the heavens. Rocks, water, and trees are also part of these mountain scenes. My landscapes and aerial views have a large expanse of space. I like to superimpose a rock, bark or cloud shapes onto the realistic drawing, something to give structure and meaning to the landscape. The churches and cathedrals also have a meaningful superimposed shape drawn on top of the realistic drawing, sometimes one church inside another with superimposed crosses or angels. This process can be complicated as I separate the building from the angel, with the angel image being a subordinate part of the painting. This can also be reversed. I believe in listening to your own voice. Your own voice takes time to find while studying with other artists, reading and traveling. Eventually you find who you are. Then you must find a technique that is best and suits your vision. I hope to translate and transpose my feelings onto paper and canvas through the use of paint and collage.
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