Jl Schwartz

My love of art began in preschool when my mother signed me up for classes at the Tampa Museum of Art. Although I have had other careers, that love of art has never faded and I continued to develop my artwork via formal training and experimentation.

I work on wood panels, canvas and paper using acrylic paint, mediums, water soluble pencils and for mixed media a variety of found items . Multiple paint layers provide depth and mystery enabling the viewer to explore the many facets within the painting. Wood panels provide a smoother surface that makes scraping to reveal underlying layers easier to achieve and control. Use of soft gels and glazes on either surface enables me to reveal the layers and achieve blended colors that provide depth to the artwork.

Selected Exhibitions:
- Martin Arts 33rd Annual All Florida Juried Art Show
- Lighthouse Art Center Art Across Cultures Exhibit
- Firefly Arts Gallery (Northport, NY) Works on Paper Exhibit
- Flagler County Art League Freestyles Exhibit
- Gallery 526 Show Us Your Best Exhibit
- Lakeland Art Guild 49th Annual Melvin Gallery Art Exhibition at Florida Southern College
- J. Mane Gallery 3rd Annual Seasons Exhibition
- JF Gallery 9th Annual Juried Exhibition
- Coral Springs Museum of Art "Inspired By" Exhibit
- Cornell Museum of Art 6x6 Exhibit
- Tri-County Bicentennial presented by Broward Art Guild at Artserve