We have long admired Maine-based Jean Jack's paintings in the design office and home of her daughter and interior designer Kress Jack. Jean's artwork conveys the quiet dignity of architectural shapes as she rearranges them, tries them out from different perspectives, composes them in varying color relationships, and emphasizes the specific beauty of different forms. She loves these buildings for their imperfections and idiosyncrasies; and it is both impossible and unimportant to know exactly when or where these places exist, because they are creations of the artist. We are thrilled to bring Jean's inviting work to Poet and/the Bench.
8 QUESTIONS
Describe the moment you realized art fed your soul.
I have always been an artist, starting as a small child when I drew on paper at my grandmother's house.
What themes do you pursue in your art?
I am interested in weathered barns and farmhouses.
Elegant Simplicity, 36x48 | Sold
Tell us about what influences the direction for your artworks.
LIFE
How has your work developed over time?
I have become more minimalistic.
Roseberry Farm, 48x48 | Sold
What’s the most indispensable item in your studio?
Large brushes
Do you collect anything?
Small antique birdhouses
What’s the most inspiring thing you’ve seen, read, watched or listened to recently?
I can’t really think of just one thing that inspires me. I see things all the time that make me think about my work. I guess the most inspirational would be an old farmhouse in Maine that I have painted many times.
What advice would you give to your younger self about your artistic journey
Just keep going. Let your eyes take you on this journey and be open about it.
Exquisite Farmhouse #1, 22x54 | Sold
Jean's oil paintings of barns and farm houses, while based on photographs she takes, are a shift in perspective through the exquisite arrangements where the buildings fit themselves into the landscape, and the sky fills in the spaces between the two. We're smitten. See them in-person, give us a call or see Shop for buying info.
Follow this link to view Jean's available works for sale at Poet and/the Bench. Check out our Jean Jack Fine Art page to view other paintings sold to get a feel for her varied inspirations.
See you soon,
Bonnie & Jeffrey
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