“I'm just taking a break. I'm absolutely covered in large quantities of paint,” Jaq laughed yesterday. “It's all over my face and everywhere. It will be a nightmare to get it all off.”
She was in the middle of working on a series of new paintings. I saw the first finished one last week when I stopped by her studio on the way to the gallery. They are striking and very different than her usual choice of colours. Expressive blues, purples, and greens are tangled together in a meadow -like abstract oil on canvas. Far from pale, these colours speak for themselves like those in her Mood and Colour series.
They will be used in the beginning of our second catalogue, which we will start as soon as the first goes to print. We've just added another eight pages to the first as there are so many paintings and it is crucial that each is displayed for maximum impact. They can not be squished together just so they fit. There will also be 2-3 inserts in the 40 page publication.
We're very excited for the finishing touches to come together so we can start to concentrate on the second one as Jaq keeps creating more and more work. Artists go through periods of high creativity and those that are less productive. Jaq's productivity levels are high right now. “I love my job,” she told me the other day. Can you blame her?
In September, Jiq Jaq Art Gallery will hold an exhibition of all of her most recent work. If you would like to be on the mailing list to receive an invitation, please send us an email at info@jiqjaq.com.
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