- Jeanette Andersen has been drawing and painting since her teens. She is a realist and it shows in her scenic paintings,
- which are done on canvas or wood. She uses mostly acrylic paint but loves to work in oils as well.
- Her portrait drawings are in pencil but recently she has successfully ventured into charcoal sketching.
- Jeanette's artistic bent is also illustrated in her antique renovations and other handcrafts such as quilting.
- Her work is featured in September 2000 issue of Matriart Magazine.
- Jeanette was born in Denmark, immigrated with her parents as a young child and attended schools across Canada.
- She has lived in Guelph for the past 26 years and is the mother of three.
- AUTUMN ON THE RIVERBANK
- Painting this piece, I added the rocks in the foreground to give onlookers a place to sit and absorb the beauty.
Acrylic
11.5" x 20.5"
- Painting this piece, I added the rocks in the foreground to give onlookers a place to sit and absorb the beauty.
- CALM QUIET DAY
- When I begin a painting, the challenge for me is being able to put myself into the scene and believe that I am there.
Acrylic
11.5" x 20.5" - When I begin a painting, the challenge for me is being able to put myself into the scene and believe that I am there.
- IN THOUGHT
- In this portrait, drawing the subject's hands were my focus.
Pencil/Charcoal
16" x 20" - In this portrait, drawing the subject's hands were my focus.
- FIRST POSE
- I have been drawing portraits, mainly, but recently ventured into figures.
Pencil/Charcoal
12"x 16" - I have been drawing portraits, mainly, but recently ventured into figures.
E-mail:bjander@sympatico.ca
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