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Jean Kantrow Sommer
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Jean Kantrow Sommer, KWS, an artist, residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been working in a variety of media since 1977. Favoring acrylic, pastels and especially watercolor, Ms. Sommer has been studying an ancient yet unusual form of Chinese poured painting called P'o Mo (English translation-splashed ink)

 

 
Artists' Statement:
The Oriental style of P'o Mo painting means splashed ink. I use watercolor or ink on a support of gold, silk or rice paper boards that are called Shikishi boards. Once the watercolor or ink is poured onto the gold, silk or rice paper boards, the challenge begins. Pulling (creating) a landscape or an abstract piece of artwork out of the poured ink or watercolor is always a different experience.

 

Most of my art works tends to be abstract. Whether I am working in the Oriental style using the gold, silk or rice paper boards or any other aqua media, my love of color, the unusual technique and medium used act as a pull-push on which type of Shikishi board I will use.

 
There is so much beauty in the use of the Shikishi boards in Oriental art work. The challenge of working on the gold, silk and rice paper is always present. My teacher in the art of Oriental Brush stroke, Diana Kan, has taught me many sayings. One of my favorite ones is "that your next painting will be your best painting."

I am sometimes limited in how I paint because of arthritis. If you think that you may have arthritis please go to your doctor and find out...now. One thing that I have learned is that no matter what shape my hands are in I will find a way to paint - whether by brush, plastic spoons, or anything I can manage to work with.

 

 

 

 

EMERGING LIGHT #2

Dimensions: 22x14 (matted 30x22,3/4)
Media: Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
$1,200

MOODY MOUNTAINS

Dimensions: 13x16 (matted 21x24)
Media: Watercolor on Gold Board
$975

 

FINDINGS
 
Dimensions: 18,1/4x24 (matted 26x23)
Media: Watercolor on Gold Board
$1,500

 

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