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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.

>Endings & Beginnings

Posted on November 5, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Yesterday ended my art fair season for 2007. I have to say this was a great year. Thank you to all my collectors! Each year I wrap up the season at an private indoor show in Webster Groves, MO. Potter … Continue reading →

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>A Civil Rights Protest — at an Art Fair!

Posted on October 31, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Politics and art mix all the time at art fairs — but generally it’s about who knows the director and gets the best spot. Civil rights don’t come up very often, unless you’re honest enough to notice that they’re aren’t … Continue reading →

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>The Critique

Posted on October 23, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Last month I finally got up the nerve to submit my work to a professional art fair juror for a critique. If you’ve been to art school or a serious art class, you’ve been through a crit. (No, the local … Continue reading →

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>Highland Art Fair & Aunt Florence, 1908-2007

Posted on October 15, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>I was watching CNN a few years ago when they ran a human interest story about a woman in Arizona who celebrated her 85th birthday by para-sailing. Oh my gawd! I called my mother. Guess what Aunt Florence is doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Awards, Stories, Thank You, Women | 1 Comment

>Next Generation

Posted on October 5, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Next Generation is a photograph I created this spring in response to the Katrina Diaries, an exhibit sponsored and produced by the Women’s Caucus for Art, New Orleans Chapter. The WCA – St. Louis Chapter hosted the exhibit this summer, … Continue reading →

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>A Shelter of Peace

Posted on September 27, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Sukkat Shalom, a Shelter of Peace, opens Saturday, Sept. 29 at Central Reform Congregation, 5020 Waterman, St. Louis, MO with an artists’ reception and gallery talk from 7-9 p.m. I am so thrilled with this exhibit. We’ve never had a … Continue reading →

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>Perfect Light

Posted on September 15, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Photographers notice light. All artists do, of course, but photographers are passionate about it. Everything we do depends on light. An image is ordinary or spectacular depending the light, how we manipulate it, bend it, filter it, see it, exposure … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairs, Light, Nature, Photography, Stories | 2 Comments

>St. Louis Art Fair

Posted on September 9, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Last night I did two things I hardly ever get to do: I went out with my husband (OK, we had an out-of-town cousin with us too, but we WANTED to be with him!) and I walked an art fair … Continue reading →

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>Spoiled

Posted on September 5, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Hi! I’m Jeane. And I’m an Art Fair Artist. Yes, it IS a bit of an addiction. We Art Fair Arists pursue that ideal fair — NEXT weekend –that will bring the collector who just can’t live without our work. … Continue reading →

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>More New Work!

Posted on August 21, 2007 by jeanevogelart

>Steve, the kids and I spent 10 days camping in the UP (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) on Lake Superior early this month. I have the most patient family. The best un-kept secret in our family is that we vacation where … Continue reading →

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