Jane Bayne

Painting

Biography / Statement

Jane Bayne, originally from Hamilton Ontario, has resided in Kitchener for the past 42 years. She drew as a teenager and has always been involved in an artistic vein throughout her adult life. Eleven years ago, she began her introduction to the medium of watercolour by taking a beginner’s course at Homer Watson Gallery. Jane was immediately compelled to learn every aspect and technique that this media had to offer. More recently she has studied pastels and acrylics, oils and encaustic painting.

She is a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists (KWSA) and Waterloo Community Arts Centre (WCAC). Jane is an active member of Uptown Gallery, in The Shops in Waterloo. She has volunteered at WCAC for a number of years and enjoys participating in workshops and member shows. She has been accepted in a number of juried shows in Kitchener-Waterloo. Her work has been displayed in both libraries, Homer Watson Gallery, Your Tourism Store, KOR Gallery and Kuntz House Gallery. She has completed several well received commissions. Jane has taken workshop instruction from Vicki Brophy, Donnah Cameron, David Crow, Art Cunanan, Laura Culic, Bea Hogan, Sheila Karrow, Barry McCarthy, Ken MacFarlane, Leslie Miles, Sheila MacDonald Roberts, Alan Daniel and Laura Urquhart, just to name a few. She has studied under the expert guidance of Bert Williams for four years. Jane’s work can be viewed on the website of the Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists at www.kwsa.ca and the Uptown Gallery site www.uptowngallerywaterloo.com.

Jane is a member of a group of artists, called Colour Wheel, who joined forces in 2002 to show their work together, and to enhance their knowledge of the art world. They have shown as a group in many venues in the Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph area.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
The excitement of the fluidity of watercolour, enhances my strong desire to create impressions of favourite subjects such as landscapes and elements of nature. The flexibility of the medium offers many ways to portray a scene and appeals to any mood or time restriction I may have. I paint in a manner deemed to be realistic by utilizing a glazing technique, but strive to accomplish a more impressionistic view of my subjects. I invite the viewer of my work to experience a sense of harmony and contentment and an appreciation of the natural world that often goes unnoticed in our haste to complete our day’s tasks.

Contact

Phone: (519) 578-6836
eMail: alsetn@golden.net