The Weavers
Literature, folktales and myths often inspire my exploration of the feminine archetype. My figures often bear the scars and imperfections, that, to me, characterize the struggle to become.
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Evening
Evening, 60×48″ Oil/Collage. © 2009 Jeanie Tomanek. www.jeanietomanek.com Artist Statement Throughout my adult life I have always painted—sometimes only one painting a year. Several years ago I escaped corporate life. Since then I have concentrated on developing my style and voice in my work. I paint to explore the significance of ideas, memories, events, feelings,…
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Harvest
Maple leaves, dry and curled,eddy in a ghost dance,speak to her with voices long gone…father’s chant, mother’s croon,lover’s ragged breath, whispera name she once ownedbut has forgotten.Bonfires carry their spirits to the skyleave behind a nutbrown scent she tries to hold. óJeanie Tomanek, Genesee Moons Artist’s Statement Throughout my adult life I have always paintedósometimes…