Jeanne Kuhns

medium: painting

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Dreaming of Purple Eggs 2006 Painting	Evening Flight Home 2006 Painting	Domestic Jungle: Lillies 2007 Painting
Nanuk 2007 Painting	Unexpected Universe 2006 Painting	Fire Crows 2006 Painting
Crows and Corn Rows 2006 Painting

Contact information
Artist resides in: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Email Address: lostmothstudio@sbcglobal.net
Web site: www.jeannekuhns.com

Artist statement
Painting is a process of translation for me. I enjoy the struggle to interpret the "real world" with the visual overlays my mind adds to it, such as bits of whimsy or shapes you see out of the corner of your eye, an animal smiling, a woman finding peace in a moment. I like to paint the elusive moments of fullness and awareness in the everyday. So while I may paint a still life, I try to capture the magical quality of the moment. With acrylics and watercolors, I am painting my emotional response to the world around me.

My grandmother was an oil painter so I grew up watching the process of creating. Though I dabbled in painting when younger, I did not apply myself to art until my children were mostly grown.

I came to Door County to learn from the artists here and become part of the art community. I believe critiquing by friends helped me grow as an artist; it keeps me vital and connected.

Last year, I bought an old cheese factory and put a gallery in the bottom floor. After being represented for six years by other galleries, it seemed time to recycle this old building and make a space for my work. I am thrilled to be painting and expect to be challenged every day by the process of translating the information gathered from my eyes and mind to the canvas.

Biography
Gallery Representation and One-Woman Shows:

June 2006
Opened Lost Moth Gallery in refurbished cheese factory, 5199 Townline Rd., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 54235
Presenting acrylics on canvas and watercolor on paper in a bright, intimate country setting.

2003-2006
Represented by Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, Wis.

2001 to 2003
Represented by Fine Line Gallery, Ephraim, Wis.

June 2006
Solo show at Kavarna, Green Bay, Wis.

May 2005
Solo Show, Kopi Cafe, Chicago

June 2005
Solo Show, Mr. Helsinki, Fish Creek, Wis.

Art-related Education:
Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, Wis.
Multiple classes from 2000-04 from the following artists: Margaret Lockwood, Craig Bleitz, Sharon Crosbie and Bill Doughty

1972
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Ill., art major