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Reinterpreting Nature
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: 2018/10 - October
Jill Wolfe, like all successful artists, is constantly reinventing herself.
Since her last interview with The Laurel, she’s shifted from outdoor shows and a fairly realistic style to studio work, abstraction, and a boatload of color. She often employs an arbitrary palette of unexpected hues, flipping cool colors with warm, blue skies to orange.
But what her former and current style share is a love of Nature.
“I often use photos for inspiration, but my final work looks completely different,” she says. “Currently my subject matter evolves from the natural world: Mountains, landscapes, seascapes, and ocean views.”
Atlanta was Jill’s home until 12 years ago. She’s convinced the slower place of mountain living has changed her for the better.
“The solitude of the mountains clears my mind and centers my heart on what is most important,” she says. “Finding my passion as an artist is truly a journey I will enjoy for years to come.”
Even though the mountains are home, the ocean, scenery, and warmth of Vero Beach, Florida, call to her in the cooler months. Each year she enrolls in a painting workshop at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, where she’s studied with renowned painters such as abstract aficionado Marianne Mitchell.
She adds, “Gary Bodner jump-started my new direction with his information-packed workshop at The Bascom.”
Kat Evans, co-owner of Smitten, was so taken with Jill’s newer work that she asked her to be October’s Third Thursday feature artist. She happily accepted and looks forward to presenting a body of new work, all on 20”x20” gallery-wrapped canvases suitable for grouping in single, diptych, triptych, or quadriptych arrangements.
Jill is also an interior design consultant. With years of experience and a gifted vision, she can craft complementary paintings to any dwelling’s style. Larger commissions are welcomed.
Find Jill’s work at jillwolfefineart.com, email her at [email protected], or visit her on Facebook. You can meet her at Smitten’s Third Thursday, October 18, from 5:30 P.M.- ‘til the fat lady sings and the cows come home.” Phone (828) 526-9300. Smitten’s is located at 468 Main Street in downtown Highlands. Its hours are Monday through Saturday, 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.;
