Art is a mystery to most people. Where does it come from and why do people feel the creative urge to make art of any kind? Artists ask these questions and can eventually find a pattern in what they like and how to translate it to the viewer.
On the left you see photos taken by the artist, as well as paintings made by C. J. This was presented to a college class by C. J. when she was a guest speaker for an Art History class taught by Dr. Jennifer Olson in Tacoma, WA at Tacoma Community College. The purpose was to show a connection visually between what the artist sees in their daily life as recorded images. The artist, C. J. discovered
Above Right: Seattle Downtown Public Library next to a geometric abstract painting by C.J.
Next: Stones in the sand and a ovoid patterned work, by C. J.
Then: Gillnets (her fathers), and an interpretation of the photo in paint by C.J.
Directly to the Right: Neon lights in the PS 1 Cafe in Long Island City, NYC next to a later painting of lines red and black.
Merry-Go-Round top taken at the old Seattle
Photo: Crow Fight Exploded, painting done that week.
Two Doors Photo, taken in the upper East side of Manhattan NYC in 1992,
The painting, was a unintentional diptych, imagination and freedom here.
Photo of rusted metal, Tacoma, taken through the fenced in industrial area of a recycling plant, the art is flat but we se circles of the pipe, depth is created by the division of the shapes. Next Photo g
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