Jeanette Kunkel Paintings
I Love to Create!
I still get excited when I unwrap a blank canvas. I wonder what the final result will be? My best paintings happen quickly, and I intuitively know when the painting is done. I find the creative process to be quite healing, and it's something that I'm compelled to do. I find my inspiration from the brilliant colours of nature, when I go walking. I'm very happy and grateful that I have only a few left out of 100 paintings. Thank you for checking out my life's work!
Testimonial
Color, color, color, fire, water, wind, earth and air. Jeanette’s painting is inspired by nature and is filled with love and passion. I purchased three of Jeanette’s paintings ten years ago and I have them proudly displayed in my bedroom, living room and hallway. I absolutely love these paintings. The paintings add color and texture without competing with your design. I find them very easy to fit in with different furniture and styles. Her work is very contemporary and I have a country home and I love the modern touch the pieces bring. The work is fun, sophisticated and has a natural beauty you do not typically find in modern art. Decorating is so easy with these painting they will add style and distinction to any space.
Tricia S.
Biography
Jeanette is an abstract artist and was born in Alberta and grew up in Calgary. She uses acrylic on canvas. Her natural artistic ability surfaced at an early age where she found herself fascinated with colors from nature. Being surrounded with golden prairies and the majestic blues and grays of the Rocky Mountains, Jeanette absorbed their beauty on a regular basis. Her gift gives her the ability to translate objects in nature into non-representational forms using rich and vivid colors. Her signature technique is her use of layering and using lines to incorporate a sense of energy and movement in her work.
Her paintings are based on how she interprets the visual world independent of the object's concreteness. She uses a variety of acrylics, sand and gels and then strips parts of it down using water or tools. They blend together for a harmonious effect for a "sophisticated work of color". Even though she obtained her Education degree and worked in the IT field as a Systems Engineer, Jeanette has continued with her painting as it is something that she is compelled to do. "I've been told my paintings are passionate and colorful. I find painting to be a wonderful outlet for my creativity and to express my emotions."
