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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.

Finding Something New

Posted on July 22, 2013 by jeanevogelart

One of the exercises I give photography students is to go to a very familiar place and find something surprising, something new, and make an image that wows you. It’s a hard assignment. Of course, it’s an exercise in slowing … Continue reading →

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Who Steals Art?

Posted on July 19, 2013 by jeanevogelart

I understand stealing food when you’re hungry. I understand stealing money when you are desperate. I understand stealing a pretty bauble when you are young and thoughtless. I do not understand stealing art. A couple of Sundays ago I walked … Continue reading →

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New Work Demystified

Posted on July 10, 2013 by jeanevogelart

Mixed media painting, my newest body of work, is inspired by a need to expand the photograph beyond what we can see into what we can imagine. In fact, when I think about it, that’s the basis of every piece … Continue reading →

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Hiatus Over

Posted on April 12, 2013 by jeanevogelart

Red Gerber, ©2013 Jeane Vogel Studios Mixed Media, 14×19, $175 Life gets in the way. One minute you’re blogging along, and the next… whoa! It’s been two years! Not that I’ve been lying around smoking unfiltered Lucky Strikes and eating … Continue reading →

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>Film Purists! Feh!

Posted on April 16, 2011 by jeanevogelart

> Being an art fair artist means that I talk to a lot of people about art. A LOT of people. Literally thousands of people. Some are knowlegable about art. Most are not. All deserve my attention. I believe we … Continue reading →

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>Where IS Feminist Art These Days?

Posted on April 4, 2011 by jeanevogelart

> Summer Garden, 9×11 inches, Mixed Media, ©2011 Jeane Vogel, $75. Beware. I drop the “F” word a lot. I grew up hearing it was a dirty word but I never understood why. It seemed to me to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Politics, Soap_Box, Women | 2 Comments

>Working in Series

Posted on February 21, 2011 by jeanevogelart

>Whenever I teach a photography workshop to more advanced students, I encourage them to work in series — to create works with a common theme or subject matter. Most think this is easy and silly. So what? Who wants to … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Lesson

Posted on November 11, 2010 by jeanevogelart

When I teach, I never know what the lesson will truly be. That’s the gift teachers are given, I think. We plan, but the lesson might be something far more profound. Last week I was in Atlanta as Artist in … Continue reading →

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>Using Art to Change the World

Posted on October 4, 2010 by jeanevogelart

>Is there a more versatile method of communication than art? Art can tell a story, retrieve a memory, provoke an argument, inspire a movement. Art saves lives. Art can change the world. http://www.youtube.com/get_playerMy dear friend and conception artist/sculptor Ilene Berman … Continue reading →

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>Oh Sure! Anyone Can Do This!

Posted on July 3, 2010 by jeanevogelart

>Some art collectors like to denigrate photography. “Anybody can take a picture,” I’m told. You cannot image how many times I’ve heard this. It’s said to my face because the patron thinks I’m being paid a compliment! It’s said as … Continue reading →

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