"Madison: People, Places, and Events" - Page 2

Kimberly Dow · 01-31-2006, 09:37 PM

Congratulations Jean!

Im so pleased for you - youve worked so hard.

This is a fabulous painting.

Chris Saper · 01-31-2006, 10:13 PM

Jean! How wonderful!

I wish I could treat you to a beer in the Rathskellar(sp?) in the student union.

Keep us posted

Lisa Ober · 01-31-2006, 11:46 PM

So well deserved, Jean. I love this painting. Congratulations!

Jean Kelly · 02-01-2006, 01:07 AM

Thank you Paul! I have to say that your depictions of firefighters are very powerful. If they are posed shots, it's very hard to believe it. You do a very important job, and to have such talent also. Awesome!

Hi Pat, I haven't talked to you for ages. Let's start up again? Thank you, thank you. Your newest drawing is coming along beautifully. It's been so hard to type, I've lost contact with many of my internet friends. Slowly, things are getting better on this end. I got my adjustable armrest last Friday, and it actually helps! It takes a lot of the stress off of my shoulder.

Mark, thank you! I'm watching the progress on your latest also, and enjoying your commentary.

Julie, I appreciate your congrats so much.

Thanks Kim, Jux and one of your smouldering sexy ladies need to get together. I think a show of hot men and sexy women would have tremendous draw!

Thank you Chris, without your guidance, I would never have gotten here at all. I can't drink any alcohol, but I will have a great big dish of Babcock Hall ice cream, heavy duty chocolate with raspberries!

Lisa, thank you so much! Again, Jux is going to stand out from the rest, as most of the show not traditional artwork. So..... I hope it goes well.

Jean

Janel Maples · 02-02-2006, 05:37 PM

Congratualtions my fellow Cheese head!

How wonderful for you. Please keep us posted. The painting is wonderful.

Janel

Jean Kelly · 02-03-2006, 02:22 AM

Thank you Janel! Yes, this is definately "cheesehead territory". Although my husband is the BIG cheesehead, I'm just a minor player. I'll take some pics at the reception and post them.

This show's theme is Madison and it's activities and people. I guess the judges felt that Jux was a real Madison type guy. I wish he could be here for the opening, but he's still in Arizona training to be a firefighter.

Jean

Michele Rushworth · 02-04-2006, 11:59 PM

Congratulations, Jean! This painting has that characteristic currently being discussed in another thread: "retina burn" , that "something" that makes a painting memorable. His riveting gaze certainly helps that along!

Jean Kelly · 02-05-2006, 01:02 AM

Michele, that's the best compliment you could have given me!

Well the opening reception is over and the turnout was excellent. I had some great comments, my favorite was from an older woman who "liked skin"! "Jux" was hung right opposite the front door, so he was given a place of honor (highly visible). I guess that's the retina burn factor at work.

Here I am with "Jux", the painting on the upper right is by Aaron Bohrad, the "Artist in Residence" in Wisconsin for many years. Now my faceless posts are no longer ghosts. Someday I'll get an "little head" up there.

Allan Rahbek · 02-05-2006, 09:04 PM

Hi Jean,

Congratulations with the show.

I guess that I never realized how big "Jux " really is. Life size and right off his Harley. Even the frame is macho. Wall presence for sure.

It

Jean Kelly · 02-05-2006, 11:09 PM

Hi Allan, yes Jux is a big boy, in real life he stands 6 ' 5 " tall. He towers over me and his own mother. His parents came last night, and took goofy pictures of themselves mugging in front of the painting. He needed a macho frame, and that one did the job very well.

Last night, I watched a young artsy man, gesticulating wildly in front of my painting. As he was attracting the attention of many in the room, I decided to listen in. He was pointing out the texture of the background and bluejeans, and the difference in tehnique in the face and body of Jux. All very positive, then he came to my signature! I had scrawled my name with a black magic marker (the first time I've ever done this). I don't like my painted sig and was in a hurry when I had to sign it before it went out the door, so tried the marker. And he didn't like it! Then he saw me standing there and ended his lecture with praises and apologies. Did I really make a horrible mistake here? If so I will certainly never do it again .

It was really very funny.

There were no prizes associated with this show, I guess the biggest prize was simply getting in as, there were close to 400 entries.

Jean