| Jan Schmuckal |
| Elevator 20" x 60" Oil on constructed birch panel $1200 |
| Dusk 24" x 36" Oil on canvas SOLD |
| Mesa Moonrise 24" x 24" Oil on Canvas SOLD |
L'Etang Monet
(Monet's Pond)
48" x 84"
Oil on canvas
$2300
(Monet's Pond)
48" x 84"
Oil on canvas
$2300
Burr Oak
11" x 14"
Oil on Panel
$125
11" x 14"
Oil on Panel
$125
| Poppies 60" x 30" Oil on Linen SOLD |
| Victoria Amazonica 24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas SOLD |
Blackberry
Creek
30" x 60"
Oil on linen
Creek
30" x 60"
Oil on linen
SOLD
Aspens
24" x 36"
Oil on linen
$3000
shown previously at
Salmagundi
Club
NYC
24" x 36"
Oil on linen
$3000
shown previously at
Salmagundi
Club
NYC
McHenry County
48" x 36"
Oil on canvas
SOLD
48" x 36"
Oil on canvas
SOLD
| Birches Triptych 60" x 60" Oil on constructed birch panel SOLD |
Geneva, IL
fine and functional art
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| October Sun 36" x 36" Oil Russian Linen SOLD |
Wetland
Sunset
24" x 24"
Oil on
Canvas
SOLD
Sunset
24" x 24"
Oil on
Canvas
SOLD
| Jan donated this 24" x 36" original oil painting of the Japanese Garden at the Fabyan Forest Preserve to the Geneva Cultural Arts Commission as a fundraiser. Smaller version giclees available! |
Open Into
the Light
12" x 12"
Oil on Panel
SOLD
the Light
12" x 12"
Oil on Panel
SOLD
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| NEW LANDSCAPE SERIES -- Fox River |
The Fox at Fabyan
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
The Fox in Batavia
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
The Fox North of St.
Charles
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Charles
24" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Millpond at Dusk
36" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
36" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Tuscan Hillside
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
Through the Thicket
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
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Tall Clouds
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
Coquelicots en
Provence
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
Provence
36" x 48"
Oil on Linen
SOLD
Arrival
36" x 36"
Oil on Russian
Linen
SOLD
36" x 36"
Oil on Russian
Linen
SOLD
Lac Ouimet
24" x 36"
Oil Canvas
SOLD
24" x 36"
Oil Canvas
SOLD
A Short Bio…
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”.
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”.
Mod Poppy
24" x 24"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
24" x 24"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Into the Woods
36" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
36" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
NEW!!
Autumn Dawning
20" x 60"
Oil on Gallerywrap
Canvas (no frame
needed!)
SOLD
Autumn Dawning
20" x 60"
Oil on Gallerywrap
Canvas (no frame
needed!)
SOLD
NEW!!
"Late June on the
River"
20" x 60"
Oil on Gallerywrap
LINEN (no frame
needed!)
$1200
"Late June on the
River"
20" x 60"
Oil on Gallerywrap
LINEN (no frame
needed!)
$1200
Link to Jan's FACEBOOK page with many more images to look at:
Jan Schmuckal Tonalist Impressionist Artist
Jan Schmuckal Tonalist Impressionist Artist