Jean Arena has worked in art for her entire life. From her BA degree in Art to a career as an Art Director working for many years at Advertising agencies in Manhattan. And then as a painter of portraits and now landscapes as well.
As a student at The Art Students League of New York for 6 years, she was taught to paint the light. “Once I was able to embody this concept in my work it was as if the portraits and landscapes emerged more easily in my paintings.”
Now, since she has been living and painting full time in her home studio in Remsenburg, she has moved beyond figures and portraits. Surrounded by the landscape and lighting that has been a beacon for artists for centuries, she has turned toward plein air painting of landscapes, while not entirely giving up the figure. Recalling JMW Turner’s extraordinary journey from realism to abstraction, Arena expresses an excitement about exploring new directions. “I eagerly await where they will lead me and what will be revealed on my canvases.”
Her paintings have been shown at Ad Agencies, the Art Students League, ART Remsenburg Academy, the Quogue Library, the Southampton Artists Association, the East End Arts Gallery, the Riverhead Town Hall, the Westhampton Library Art Studio Tour and also on the Cover of Dan”s Papers, 2019.
Her website is: www.jeanarenapaintings.com
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