Artist Registry

Beauty touches the soul and awakens something in us. I feel more alive after walking along a creek, or through autumn leaves, and capturing those glimpses of beauty is my goal as an artist. 

Why B&W, well, why not? We do live in a world of color; black and white reduces the image to the basics of the image structure, without the distraction of color.

I love how a tiny line applied to a smile or eyebrow or how one speck of color can change the whole perspective of a painting.

  I am profoundly inspired by texture, discards and what lies beneath the surface.  My primary art form has been in fashion design and the production of apparel.  With that I am intrigued with hand stitched mark making and mixing garment construction concepts and compositions with a variety of mediums, including cloth assemblage, oil, acrylic and encaustic, to create surfaces that are both engaging and poetic.

Every portrait is approached with the utmost respect and reverence not only for the people involved, but also for the artwork that is meant to endure to future generations. Every portrait I produce is pursued with the goal of the resultant work being the very best I can produce.

Jammie aims to express and promote peace and harmony through the arts.

The majority of my paintings begin with a photograph taken by either myself or my husband. I always try to have a camera on hand to capture precious moments... my fleeting backyard birds, the perfect lighting on a flower, the innocence of a child. I love to paint loose, watery backgrounds with more detailed subjects.

At the risk of alienating myself from all other artist, I do not believe in trying to impress the viewer by creating a Ze