Jeanette Staley

American Flamingo

Inspired by: Laura McPhee, The Blue Lagoon Evelyn Rydz, Gulf Pile John Willis, Recycled Realities 1

collage, acrylic paint, pencil

44.5″ x 24.5″

2022

American Flamingo employs religious text, folk tales, bits of wallpaper and other detritus to reference the long history of environmental destruction caused by a capitalist, materialistic and patriarchal culture. The words of Dante, “each one of us relies on your good will” create another layer, as a plea from the flamingo, symbolizing our environment. The painted translucent image, referencing Audubon, seemingly disappears due to environmental destruction. Audubon is under new scrutiny as we struggle with his legacy as an anti abolitionist in addition to the complicated histories of other titans and myth makers of the 19th century, exploring the similarities with the tumultuous shifts of these first decades of the 21st. Blue Lagoon- draws on the tensions between environmental resources and societal needs Gulf Pile- the effects of capitalism, materialism and patriarchal culture on the environment Recycled Realities #1- the environmental effect caused by the detritus of society

Jeanette Staley

Love

collage, acrylic, watercolor, ink on board

30″ x 36″

2023

This painting developed as a way to practice laying down paint with a knife. I made exaggerated color shapes with borders, and then went about filling them in, keeping realism firmly at bay. So, fun for me, and hopefully engaging for the viewer. The polo player chasing the motorcyclist was really a fun oddball thing. Plus, this was a paint-over, so I had some things to cover, which affected the composition. As always, I’d recommend against beginning without an armature, but if you like challenges, then go ahead!

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