These paintings are all about harmony — so much so that the method with which it is achieved becomes almost irrelevant. I’m thinking that looking at these pieces could hypothetically amount to taking a few valerian drops (if that is your poison), or perhaps sipping a cup of tea while sitting on the depicted chair [...]
The idea of time and moment’s fluidity takes on a somewhat playful twist in the chocolate series, where direct and planned human activity (in making the chocolates as well as in every step of consuming them) substitutes the unpredictability of nature’s process. Still, a surprising parallel may be drawn between the man made bonbons and [...]
Jeanne Illenye is an experienced, “predominantly self-taught artist” from Michigan, USA. She creates both small and large canvases presented at her website and blog, and covers a variety of themes within the still life genre. Arguably, the most fascinating subject she explores is the series on books and watches: they are particularly appealing to me [...]
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