JazzArt

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My name is Susan 'Jazz' Mendenhall and my work is known as JazzArt. JazzArt is about simplicity
simple lines - simple patterns - simple colors - simple subjects. All to create a simple elegance. What brushstrokes bring whimsy and delight? What designs invite intrigue? What colors are the storytellers? JazzArt takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary.
The process I use with watercolors is called masking. The design is created using masking fluid. When the masking has dried, the background and defining colors are painted. After the masking has been removed, white organic borders surround the design. These designs are then 'inked' to make the painting come alive.
With acrylics, the simple use of circles and lines prevails. In some cases, layers of colors and markings give the painting texture and dynamic. This results in many paintings, one on top of the other, each informing the next. The final painting becomes more interesting because of the many stories it holds.
A more recent work is what I call my Sketch Portfolio. Once again, simplicity is my teacher. Circles and lines shape my design. Using only marker and paints, I find the simplest story to bring whimsy and play to the paper. JazzArt began with inspirational greeting cards. A lover of succinct quotations, I desired to make the words visible. The objective of both the words and design is to express only what is needed and nothing more.
It has been an honor to be commissioned for paintings, greeting cards and business logos. Buyers and on-lookers describe JazzArt as simple, happy, whimsical, playful, joyful, and calming. To bring these qualities into people's lives is a privilege as an artist. If your eyes fall onto a JazzArt painting and your heart finds delight, I have done my job.
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