| Artist Bio:
Jane Marquez
Jane Marquez
was born in Paola, Kansas and spent the first 14 years of her life in
Parkville, Missouri, before moving to Titusville, Florida. In 1967, she
graduated from Titusville High School then began working at the Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Information Center. After moving to San
Diego, California, she met and married her soul mate, Ruben, over 30
years ago. After their children were grown, they moved from Escondido,
California to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1998.
Jane Marquez began her professional career in 1990. After graduating
with a degree in Fine Art, she began entering local and regional
competitions, where she won several awards for her art. In Las Vegas,
she won First Place in the oil/acrylic category at the 1999 Las Vegas
Art Museum's Fall Roundup and has earned very favorable reviews of her
work; most recently by Chuck Twardy for her solo show at the City of Las
Vegas' Charleston Heights Art Center. "Marquez has a mature sensibility
and you can imagine it only gaining power over time." (Las Vegas Weekly;
12/16/2002)
Statement
"The subjects I choose for my paintings come from personal encounters
with people, places, or things. The compositions I create are worked out
from sketches and photos of these subjects, but imbued with quite a bit
of imagination. Sometimes the ideas come quickly, other times they are
worked out of a period of years. I like to paint with either acrylic
paint or pastel because they each have properties that allow for quick
changes as the painting evolves. I am most fascinated with the color of
light and shadow, and the way that it falls across a subject. My hope is
that the viewer will feel compelled to take a moment to really see and
to be drawn into my compositions." -- Jane Marquez
Past Exhibitions
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"My subject
matter for this piece is completely different from
others, because at the time, I was focusing on how I
felt about gambling, as a new resident of Las Vegas.
As with many other subjects, I researched the
history of gambling, which led me to a design by
French architect, Villard De Honnecourt, "Wheel of
Fortune" 1240 a.d.. The original design used a
system of geometric relationships, and also
contained figures of royal court. I translated that
information, along with a takeoff of Edward Munch's
"The Sream", using very earthy and dark colors to
express my feeling about gambling at the time."
Note: artists reserves the
copyright, even after the painting is sold. |
