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Jan Schmuckal Tonalist Impressionist Artist
A native of St. Charles, Illinois, Jan Schmuckal was the kind of kid always doing some sort of art project, thanks to her very indulgent parents! She graduated from
the University of Illinois in 1986 with a degree in Industrial Design, and spent the following years as a designer in the Point-of-Purchase industry. After many years
as a designer, she had an overwhelming desire to start painting again, which she had not done since high school. She started out in a little makeshift studio in the
corner of her apartment bedroom. At that time, Jan made a conscious decision to go in an impressionistic direction as an artist rather than as a realist because it
provided a break from the realistic renderings that she did every day as a designer. To further hone her technique she pursued an ad-hoc education, taking
workshops and classes from both nationally accredited and local artists. She entered regional shows, then national shows, placed her work in galleries, gave
painting workshops, (quit her design job!) opened 3 successive art studios, taught art classes... and in 2005, Jan opened an art gallery in a 112-year-old house in
Geneva, Illinois.
What Jan says about her Art…
“ The changing light of day and the moods it evokes are the foundation of all my oil paintings. Each piece usually starts with a powerful, simple composition, which
then evolves into a theme in which strong light and shadow and deep color are within the primary subject. Strength, mood and simplicity are my primary intentions.
All my paintings are done Alla Prima, also known as direct painting, which means; A style of painting where, instead of building colors up with layers, the painting is
done in one session while the paint is still wet. From the Italian word which literally means at once. I feel that this style of painting helps my intentions to be succinct
within each painting.”
I believe that Art begins with intent. After I have established my intent, then there are levels of insight about a subject that I add to the intent. After I establish my
intent and some level of insight, only then can my learned painting skills come into play, and those are the tools that I use to define my insight and intent. Painting is
very much like writing poetry. A poet can write a barroom limerick, a haiku, or an epic poem... it all depends on the intertwining of intent, insight, and skill level. To
quote Leonardo Da Vinci, ‘Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art”.
Sunset
22" x 26"
pastel
$365
(Monet's Pond)
48" x 84"
Oil on canvas
$2300
20" x 60"
Oil on
constructed
birch panel
$1200
"Sunflowers and Grapes"
16" x 20"
Framed in an Ebony and Pewter
Panel Frame - outside dimensions
24" x 28"
$425.00
"Dawn On The River"
48" x 30" x 16"
Oil on Hardwood Console/Sofa Table
Can be shipped disassembled
$825
Triptych
60" x 60"
Oil on constructed
birch panel
SOLD
"Lilies On The River"
30" x 40"
Oil on Edge Painted Gallerywrap
Canvas (no frame needed!)
sold
"Waterlilies"
60" x 20"
Oil on Edge Painted Gallerywrap
Canvas framed in a maple and black float
frame - can be shipped unframed
SOLD
24" x 36"
Oil on linen
$3000
shown previously at
Salmagundi
Club
NYC
17" x 20"
pastel
SOLD
17" x 20"
OIL
sold
"Late June on the River"
20" x 60"
Oil on Gallerywrap
LINEN (no frame needed!)
SOLD
"Wetland"
60" x 20"
Oil on Edge Painted Gallerywrap
Canvas framed in a maple and
black float frame - can be shipped
unframed
sold
Autumn Dawning
20" x 60"
Oil on Gallerywrap
Canvas (no frame needed!)
SOLD
Provence
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
24" x 24"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
36" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
24" x 36"
Oil Canvas
SOLD
36" x 36"
Oil on Russian
Linen
SOLD
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Sunset
24" x 24"
Oil on
Canvas
SOLD
Charles
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
11" x 14"
Oil on Panel
sold
24" x 36"
Oil on canvas
SOLD
48" x 36"
Oil on canvas
SOLD
24" x 24"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
60" x 30"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
36" x 36"
Oil Russian
Linen
SOLD
Triptych
60" x 60"
Oil on constructed
birch panel
SOLD
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
Amazonica
24" x 36"
Acrylic on
Canvas
SOLD
the Light
12" x 12"
Oil on Panel
SOLD
Creek
30" x 60"
Oil on linen
