Artist Statement:
In 2020, when the world went silent due to Covid, I began to collage pet portraits for friends and family. It was my way of showing love and encouragement to my people.
Today I am still in love with the process of working with found paper and all the color, pattern and texture offered. I use old magazines, sheet music, calendars, books, wrapping paper, and saved greeting cards. I can develop texture created with paint using doilies or found objects such as bubble wrap or dish scrubbers. If I cannot find the right color of paper I will paint my own. I adhere the paper to canvas or art board using acrylic Matte Medium and finish with a UV protection. The art is very durable.
All manor of portraits are still a favorite subject, but Wyoming offers endless possibility in her beautiful flowers, plants, and landscapes. The west and its people are timeless. I want to capture those timeless moments, gather them up, and share them with others.
Artist Bio
"I don't remember a day when I did not think of myself as an artist". Jeanie Lamborn
Jeanie Lamborn comes from a long line of creative people. Some project was always in the works. Creativity was a way of life.
Jeanie's early inspiration came from visits to the Chicago Art Institute. Viewing beautiful paintings from an early age is life changing. Visiting art museums and studying art history has always been a priority.
Jeanie attended the University of Kansas Department of Visual Arts and finished her degree in art at the University of Colorado. She taught art classes for ten years at the Bemis School of Art, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center at Colorado College. Bemis continues to honor the superior art legacy of century old Broadmoor Art Academy.
Jeanie believes in continuing her education even to today. She has studied under Warren Wolf, former Dean and Chairman of Moore College, Samuel Price, Advanced Collage, California, painters Thomas Blackshear and Ezra Tucker, Broadmoor Academy, painter Martha Mann, printmaker Jean Gumper, and most recently, printmaker Jim Jereb.
