CONTACT DETAILS:
Address:	3901 Arnold Houston, Texas 77005
Telephone:	713-666-9181 713-516-4880 (cell)
Email:	JCampbell8404@sbcglobal.net

ART MEDIUM:

Watercolor on Paper

ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

Images for my paintings come from two sources: from the mundane and from dreams. The images are then transformed into metaphors that reflect explorations in spiritual growth and character development.

For example, paintings easily classified as "representational still life" are also on closer inspection, invitations for the viewer to reconsider the significance of the commonplace, since these images are selected for their inherent lack of pretension. By embracing and elevating the everyday, these images encourage the viewer to not only revisit simple acts such as preparing a meal, washing the dishes, or folding the laundry but also to reframe these simple tasks as life-enhancing rituals. Many of the representational paintings have food as their subject matter, encouraging the viewer to re-evaluate the process of taking-in and self-nurturing.

Images from dreams generally involve mysterious figures flying, or climbing, or falling. The climbing figure is perhaps a universal symbol of the individual struggling to gain perspective, knowledge, or wisdom. The act of painting images from my dreams becomes a struggle for me to explore and extract self-knowledge.

Although I paint in oil as well as watercolor, I am presently intrigued by the technical possibilities inherent in the medium of water and pigment.

BIOGRAPHY/CAREER BACKGROUND:

Jacquelyn showed interest in drawing and painting from a young age, and attended art classes as a child and adolescent. While working toward a B.A. in English Teacher Education from UH, a B.S. in Nursing from UT, and finally a D.D.S. from UT, she maintained her passion for art, intermittently taking studio courses at University of Houston, the Art League, and the Glassell School.

Presently, she practices dentistry part time, studies watercolor at the Glassell School, and serves as Treasurer of Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:

Current:

Highlights of the Watercolor Society - organized by Kinzelman Art Consulting in conjunction with the Watercolor Art Society - Houston (viewing at Travis Tower Lobby)

Watercolor Art Society - Houston August Monthly Show - 2006 - Second Place

Past:

Watercolor Art Society - Houston Exhibition at the J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries at Texas A&M University

Watercolor Art Society - Houston Membership Show - 2005

Watercolor Art Society - Houston International Show - 2005

Watercolor Art Society - Houston November Monthly Show - 2005 Honorable Mention

Watercolor Art Society - Houston October Monthly Show - 2005


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