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About jeanevogelart

Art saves lives. That's my mantra and my motivation. My primary purpose as an artist is to inspire, entertain, make you smile, make you mad, make you think or recall a memory. I strive for work that is intimate and genuine, and sometimes whimsical. It's always more than a "pretty picture." I demand a relationship.

>Your Artist Statement is WRONG!

Posted on February 19, 2008 by jeanevogelart

> Sand Castle, (c) 2007 by Jeane Vogel, Infrared Photograph Excuse me? He repeated it: Your artist statement is wrong! Wrong? It’s an artist statement! It’s my interpretation of my own work. It’s my opinion! The only way it could … Continue reading →

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>Neil Young is Feeling Bad

Posted on February 11, 2008 by jeanevogelart

>Neil Young is in a funk. Last week he announced that music can’t change the world and we were silly to think it could. Here’s what he said: “I think that the time when music could change the world is … Continue reading →

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>Best of Missouri Hands

Posted on January 31, 2008 by jeanevogelart

>I got the phone call last Friday, but the official letter came yesterday: I’m now a juried member of Best of Missouri Hands! It’s the art group that sets the standard for excellence among Missouri’s artists and craftspeople. When I … Continue reading →

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>Exposure

Posted on January 22, 2008 by jeanevogelart

>People die from that, don’t they? That’s the joke in the art world. A well meaning charity worker approaches an artist. We’re raising money, she says, and we’d like you donate some of your wonderful artwork to the auction. It … Continue reading →

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>Two New Exhibits

Posted on January 9, 2008 by jeanevogelart

>It’s great to start off January with two new exhibits, including some brand new work! Let’s Skip the Chrysalis has been accepted into the most recent Art St. Louis exhibition, which opens with an artist reception on Jan. 20. ASL … Continue reading →

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>Happy New Year!

Posted on January 3, 2008 by jeanevogelart

>I spent New Year’s Day in the studio. What better way to anticipate a great year of making art than to work in the studio? I never forget what a luxury it is to have separate studio space. Some of … Continue reading →

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>Winter Light

Posted on December 14, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>The Hanukkah candles burned bright at our house this week, with as many as four menorahs at time. The neighborhood is alight with festive bulbs. And last night — for the first time after nearly 10 days of ice and … Continue reading →

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>Picking Up a Pencil

Posted on December 4, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Do photographers need to know how to draw? Well, yeah! If they want to be artists they do. That was just part of the conversation last night among a few Women’s Caucus for Art board members. A watercolorist and a … Continue reading →

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>Thanksgiving

Posted on November 22, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>It’s corny and it’s traditional, but as I look over this year in art and life, I am overwhelmed with blessings: A family who is left to fend for themselves (sometimes they don’t think this a bad thing!) for half … Continue reading →

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>It’s a Play Date!

Posted on November 14, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>“It sounded like a play date in there!” That from a customer at Wombats last week during the first portrait session at the store. I’ve teamed up with Dana Colcleasure at her upscale, designer fashion resale shop on 10090 Manchester … Continue reading →

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