ARTIST STATEMENT
I paint what I'm all about. Life to me is for living, growing and discovering the beauty and absurdity in it all. I find I am most free and fulfilled when I paint what is true, which is often the paradox of being human. I join the awkward and the elegant, the playful and the insecure, the honest and the unreliable. It has a relatable irony that way. For inspiration, I dive into my internal experience. My muses are incredibly personal, coming from the subconscious. I paint inner dialogues around self worth, vague memories of places or times I've felt connected to the heart of creation, or characters that show a vulnerability and curiosity that I relate to. My hope is to share a transformational story that speaks of belonging, compassion.
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My work is loose, childlike, and spontaneous in application. I paint Alla Prima in non-toxic oil or acrylic mediums with long handled brushes and a palette knife on canvas. My process begins with thin washes to comprise a series of color fields. I then outline the main compositional forms with delicate saturated lines, and block in these forms with broad strokes and expressive markings. The final layers of paint are reserved for adding interest to specific areas with the build up of texture, or excavating previous layers with the tip of my knife to expose the stained canvas. I leave large areas undone or underdeveloped, and balance high chroma colors with neutrals to bring an overall sense of variety, polarity, and visual appeal to the surface of my work. My gestural lines, sweeping brush strokes, and curious color combinations mimic the way I move in the world. Ultimately, I'd like to think I approach the canvas with the grace and humor I do my best to live by.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Jacquelyne Sharee Price (b. 1984, in California) was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her BA in Studio Art with a painting distinction in 2007. She paints and exhibits in her own by-appointment gallery and studio in Soquel, California.
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Jacqué is represented in the Bay Area and Northern California by Piper J Gallery, in Truckee, Madsen Gallery, in Los Altos, the Brass and Oak Home show room in downtown Placerville, as well as the trade showroom Shop the Studio in Los Gatos. Jacqué was one of two owners of Mountain Arts Collective Gallery from 2021-2023, before returning to the Bay Area. Her work is available online on ArtfulHome.com, and has been featured in Artists Magazine, Style Magazine, and in collaborative ventures with BLICK art materials. Jacqué currently accepts limited commissions from the public, licenses work to interior designers for private projects, and works on both residential and corporate projects in partnership with Interior Designers throughout the US.