I have been working with various water media for many years in an abstract and nonobjective way. My paintings are combinations of acrylic, watercolor pencils, ink, graphite, pastels, oil pastels and various acrylic mediums on gallery wrapped canvas. I pour, brush, drip, sand, add and subtract from the surface to give a multilayered finish. The completed work is my internal response to the external or universal world. 

My goal is to invite the viewer to enter into the painting to make his or her own discoveries. It is a challenge to reflect emotions through the use of paint but my wish is to always bring a feeling of joy, possibility, hope and unlimited possibilities.

Biography

Jan Heigh is an abstract mixed media artist living in the Portland metropolitan area. She enjoys working with a vivid palette and a variety of mediums. She has taken classes from a variety of artists and is always looking forward to the next classroom experience, because there is always something new to learn and experiments to try.

She is inspired by many artists but especially Joan Mitchell, Franz Kline, Helen Frankenthaler and Richard Diebenkorn.

Her affiliations include a signature membership in the International Society of Acrylic Painters, Portland Artist’s Group, Society of Layerists in Multimedia and Portland Women in Abstract Media. She is represented by Art On the Boulevard gallery in Vancouver, WA. www.artontheboulevard.org

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