Jan Stevens

London, United Kingdom

About Jan Stevens

Jan Stevens Art … Nature, Space, Wonder. With my art I set my intention to discover my unique essential nature by being creative in the space between thoughts while helping others discover their pure potential. In our world, nature lives with effortless ease embracing its surroundings, adapting and evolving as environments change. Together, in harmony Nature loves and moves on. Cornish raised, state-educated, global business wise and South West London living celebrate my creativity through fusion. Combined with a sense of curiosity, wonder, community spirit and justice brings wisdom, balance, compassion, heart and fun to my art. The depth of engagement combines the energies of the viewer, the painting and myself. Feelings vary and can range from colourful appreciation to surprise, thoughtful to inspirational or playful to magical. Maybe the Cornish Pixie’s magic comes through. My intention is that every viewer gains something on their journey to discover their pure potential and their own unique nature. ENJOY. I explore water based paints - acrylic, water colour and gouache. Techniques include brush, roller, tape, cloth and hands. I love and now focus on acrylic on canvas. My style is to create a base blended atmospheric layer, then paint solid shapes on top to create movement inside and outside the painting. My abstract contemporary poetic art provides me with a natural sense of freedom of expression which I love. www.janstevensart.com Ideas come from an eclectic life , Cornish loving upbringing inspired a love of nature ( softness, blending and colours ), into a prosperous international lifestyle in the computer business based in London ( new, change, solid, geometric ). Now I love excitement of the new, the traditional, space, quantum, positivity and light including great appreciation of our planet, freedom and self love. Experience comes from managing people, projects and prosperity. Creativity comes from a dress making business woman mother and a life loving businessman father. Studies in dressmaking, photography, garden design, fictional writing, art history taught me texture, balance, colour, shapes, freedom of expression, tone and appreciation. This is captured in subtle ways in my art. My aim is to love and enjoy our world, our life, going to the highest energy vibration I can. Painting brings me a freedom and motivates me to explore outside my comfort zone with safety. The ‘happy accident’ can create an amazing masterpiece. I enjoy exploring new techniques , capturing depth on a two dimensional plane. I create floating, depth and forward movement with different colour and strength of paint. The real fun and confidence is required when adding the solid shapes on top – a sense of ALL or nothing!

Education:

State educated, university degree in computer science. Photography and garden design vocational qualifications. Art courses at Richmond Adult training College, West Dean College, talks at Christies and courses from artist, David Wiseman of West London Artists and The London Group.

Exhibitions:

2017 National Acrylic Painters Artists Summer exhibition 2017 at The Crypt Gallery at St. Ives. Cornwall TR26 1NA 1 to 14 July
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Solo Exhibitions
February to March 2017
Natures Space
at Debraggio Dining Gallery Richmond
November 2013, 2 to 16
‘I love Richmond’ solo exhibition at The Bowman Gallery, Richmond

Group Exhibitions and Fairs
August 2016. NAPA at Chichester
June 2015 ART House 2015, Richmond
November 2014 Windsor Contemporary Art Fair – charity donation, Windsor
August 2014 Bowman Gallery
June 2014 Mid Summer Art Fair at Landmark, Teddington
March 2014 ‘Art and Faith’ at Twickenham United Reform Church
April 2014 ‘ Drawn to Abstraction’ Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham
November 2013 Windsor Contemporary Art Fair- charity donation, Windsor
November 2013 St Matthias Art Fair, Richmond
June 2013 ART House 2013, Richmond
December 2012 ‘Past and Present’ at The Bowman Gallery, Richmond

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