Motherwell, Klementovich, Pobatschnig

Motherwell, Klementovich, Pobatschnig

When you enter Jeannie Motherwell’s studio, the large expansive abstract paintings

really grab your attention. She grew up in a home of abstract painting with the influences of her father, Robert Motherwell and step mom Helen Frankenthaler.  Yet her own work is strong and bold with rich dark colors and a splash of cadmium brights.

Her own artist’s statement says this, “I am amazed by the images and mysteries of creation — like the oceans and skies in changing weather, Hubble-type images of the universe, and my own physicality during the painting process.” When you see her work, it feels oceanic. It is true, Kristen and I can contest the ocean feel of her work.

Our visit to Motherwell’s studio was inspiring as you can see her raw talent and perseverance. Jeannie, told us that Helen Frankenthaler never put being a women as an obstacle she just painted, and kept at it.

We send a special thanks to Jeannie Motherwell for being an abstract artist and showing the way.

 

When I was eight, our school went to a field trip to Strawbery Banke. I fell in love with it then, the gardens, the crowded turn of the century houses. It was such a beautiful escape. Now I live close by and I paint such an amazing part of Portsmouth.Strawbery Banke is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth. It features more than 37 restored buildings built between the 17th and 19th centuries in the Colonial, Georgian and Federal style architectures. The darkest colored house is the oldest house in the group. I have a group of historical areas that I am painting, or known as historical paintings. Look out for more!

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