Category Archives: Nature

Artist’s Journal: Alone

Posted on October 20, 2020 by jeanevogelart

There are things you notice when you are alone in the woods for any period of time, when there are no radio or tv sounds, no one else talking, no distractions. You notice the sound of the land. In the … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Journal: Ok. What is that?

Posted on October 17, 2020 by jeanevogelart

Morning coffee on the deck. Late afternoon tea on the deck. The view from my cabin at the Lillian E Smith Center is simple but stunning. I quickly developed a routine of enjoying the view as I contemplated the start … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s Journal: Residency During Pandemic

Posted on October 13, 2020 by jeanevogelart

How can artists make a living during pandemic? How can we sell our art? Those are the most common topics of discussion among artists I know these days. The second most common topic? How can I create amidst all this … Continue reading →

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Winged – A Symbol Takes Form

Posted on June 12, 2020 by jeanevogelart

As an artist, I work in a variety of disciplines. I’m mainly known as a photographer because I’ve done that the longest and sold thousands of works through 20 years of art fairs and gallery work. Ceramics, fiber, mixed media … Continue reading →

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Hummers

Posted on September 2, 2018 by jeanevogelart

Four or five hummingbirds zoom around the window. Two males chase each other off. It’s not the females they vie for, I think. They want first shot at the refilled feeder. One lands. Drinks. Some land on the feeder, some … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s Journal: Iceland – I Never Asked for Adventure

Posted on March 15, 2018 by jeanevogelart

I’m not a thrill seeker. For one thing, I’m 61 and while I still bounce when I fall, I’d rather not fall at all. I don’t love heights, though zip-lining in Costa Rica at my daughter’s insistence (3.5 hours, 13 … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s Journey: China, 7 July 2014

Posted on July 7, 2014 by jeanevogelart

Bamboo rafting on the Li River, north of Guilin, ©2014 Jeane Vogel Studios, Digital Infrared I’m watching the karst mountain peaks recede as the China South 737 lifts us away from what must be one of the most beautiful places … Continue reading →

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The Land Always Calls

Posted on September 26, 2013 by jeanevogelart

I know I’m a person filled with opposites. I love being with people, but I prefer to work alone. I am down-in-the-ditches feminist, but I like to be home with my husband and kids. I’m a homebody with wander lust. And … Continue reading →

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Art, Your Cousin Is Science!

Posted on August 21, 2013 by jeanevogelart

I’m a bit of a science nerd. I want to know how the world works. I want to travel to the stars. I want to understand the cosmos and the stuff squirming under the rock. I don’t want to do … Continue reading →

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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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