ARTIST'S
STATEMENT
Inspiration for
my work may come from my worldwide travels or from the everyday world;
sudsy clothes in a washing machine, a motorcycle in China laden with
farm produce, dishes in a porcelain sink, geraniums in a window in Poland
against a backdrop of lace. I paint to convey my wonder and delight
in the richness of the visual world, focusing on the way light plays
on surfaces and embellishes color. I'm especially drawn to light dancing
on water, reflecting on glass and shining on metallic surfaces. Sometimes my compositions focus so close-up on subjects that they appear to pop forward of the picture plane, beckoning the viewer into the scene. My paintings often reflect life's whimsies by incorporating a visual joke, inconsistency or hidden message. It is a joy to share my vision of how the commonplace becomes uncommonly delicious to the sight.
PROFILE
Jan Bayer has been a professional oil painter for twenty-five years. She studied at Boston University, The Philadelphia College of Art, and at the Cecil-Graves Atelier in Florence, Italy where she received classical training. Her oil paintings have been widely collected and shown in galleries nationwide. Reviews and features about Bayer's paintings have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines. Now living in Southern California she can often be found painting on the cliffs above the sea.
SELECTED
EXHIBITIONS, 1989 TO PRESENT
Group Shows: Rancho Santa Fe Art Gallery, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
One and Three Person Shows: Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA |
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