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TATIJANA JACENKIW

Pastels

I work almost exclusively in pastels, though I sometimes experiment with watermedia for underpainting to create a toned surface and to add more depth or interest to a painting. Their colors and refractive quality intrigue me and I am constantly amazed and fascinated by the way one can mix colors through layering, strokes and cross hatching to give a certain iridescence to the work.

I strive to capture the essence of the subject, tell a story, and convey a mood, a feeling, or a moment in time. No matter how much I plan a painting, once I begin, it becomes an emotional and reactionary process. Though I have done some animals, florals, still life, and landscapes, the majority of my work is figurative. While I love to paint everything and anything, people move me most.

My emotional connection with the subject matter, my love of color, my nervous energy, and my technique result in paintings that are consistently unique and yet uniquely my own.

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"fall's final fling" pastel 18.5x26.5

"can we pleease go home now?" pastel 15x11

"carrots, cauliflowers and more" pastel 18x20

"stoking the fires within" pastel 24x18

"tribal blues" pastel 32x40

"enraptured" pastel 18.5x26.5

"henrietta marie" pastel 8x10

"lady of the tramps" pastel 18.5x26.5