WAOW Artistry of the West
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Jill Banks • Virginia • waow
Oil painter, JILL BANKS, teaches multiple classes a week over three semesters each year; exhibits at top fine art festivals; sends work off to juried exhibitions; paints in juried and invitational plein air competitions; takes on a small number of portrait commissions; and travels for personal painting trips and inspiration. Stylistically, she continues to evolve from realism with feeling to impressionism with even more emotion and simplification.
Deborah Allison • New Mexico • waow
"Art is powerful and the creation of art is a means of expressing and invoking power. As an artist, I am not always aware of how my work might affect a viewer. In fact, as I am painting, I can only be sure of my feelings and reactions toward my piece.”