December 2, 2021–April 8, 2022
Artist Statement
A friend of mine who is an archivist made a copy of an anonymous photograph and gave it to me. In it three figures are standing on the prairie facing the camera, an American Indian flanked by a girl in coveralls and a woman in the period clothes of a flapper. The image haunted me and eventually triggered paintings in an attempt to unravel the mystery. Sometimes it takes time to discover the correlation between myself and a picture. When I do I wonder at how deeply we bury the obvious.
My father was a quarter Ojibwe or Anishinaabe of the Turtle Mountain tribe in North Dakota. My mother was from New Orleans of Irish and French descent. I have spent a large part of my life in coveralls loving paint and what I can do with my hands.
Exhibit Artwork
All work included in the exhibits is available for sale unless otherwise noted. Purchasing a piece of original artwork directly supports local artists and helps to sustain the Jansen Art Center. If you’re interested in a piece, please email [email protected] or visit our Gallery Shop.
Thank you to our generous sponsor:
Maxine Martell: Pulling on a Thread
Amber, 2013
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
48″ x 36″
$3,200
Dream of the Sea, 2013
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
54″ x 42″
$4,200
Forest, 2014
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
48″ x 48″
SOLD
Desert, 2014
Acrylic on canvas
25″ x 22″
$1,200
Deep Barn, 2003
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
70″ x 24″
$2,400
Black Deer, 2002
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
70″ x 24″
$2,400
Man with a Dog, 2009
Acrylic on canvas
48″ x 36″
$3,200
Woman with Barbed Wire, 2009
Acrylic on canvas
48″ x 42″
$3,800
Sky, 2014
Acrylic on canvas
24″ x 30″
$1,600
Earth, 2014
Acrylic on Canvas
26″ X 24″
NFS
Rain, 2014
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
26″ x 24″
$1,500
Snow, 2014
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
28″ x 22″
$1,500
Reflected, 2014
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
48″ x 36″
$2,800
Daughter: Viridian, 2000
Charcoal, gesso, and powdered pigment on Arches
42″ x 28.5″
NFS
Daughter: Cerulean, 2000
Charcoal, gesso, and powdered pigment on Arches
42″ x 28.5″
$1,600