Catamaran Literary Reader, Spring 2022 edition
WEST COAST THEMES. WRITERS AND ARTISTS FROM EVERYWHERE.
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Color Beyond Profusion - Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Jill in her studio
When you look at a sunset, how many colors do you see, how many shades of pink or blue? What color is the rain, or the feeling of gladness? Artist Jill Keller Peters addresses these questions by using color as an expressive language. Her current oil paintings are color abstractions that could be more closely described as color-field painting. Jill calls them color explorations; color being her most important and most powerful communication tool. She says “I express and develop a language with my work through color.”
Prior to delving more fully into abstraction, Jill had a long career as a painter of impressionistic landscapes, and in many ways her abstraction series is a natural extension. The colors and landscape elements have been distilled into blocks of precisely chosen colors that are carefully arranged in relationship to each other.
This transition in Jill’s style reflects the influence of paintings she has seen and been deeply moved by. Her recent work combines the Bauhaus design elements of artists such as Josef Albers and Paul Klee, with the colors and mood of Claude Monet’s gardens and ponds. Jill says “I am inspired by the colors of nature, and by emotions, thoughts, and feelings.”
Through her paintings Jill’s intention is to express intense feelings such as love and joy; or the feeling of the air, color, and sound of walking on the beach on a particular day. The paintings also create a visual environment that can be felt and experienced, invoking feelings of vibrancy or tranquility in the viewer.
Jill has lived in Sonoma County since 1978, and she appreciates the exquisite wide-open spaces of the countryside. She says that “The moving lines of the hills, the fragrance of the orchards and vineyards, and the history of hardworking farmers and ranchers influence a love of organic beauty in my work.”
Her current exhibition, Choreography of Color, an exploration of the rhythms and movements of color created to express states of wellbeing and wonder, is on view through April 30 at The Passdoor, in Sebastopol, 6780 McKinley St., #150, the Barlow, 707-634-0015.
A showing of Jill’s landscape paintings will be on view May 19 through July 5 at the Dutton Goldfield Tasting Room, in Graton, 3100 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, 707-823-3887.
Prior to delving more fully into abstraction, Jill had a long career as a painter of impressionistic landscapes, and in many ways her abstraction series is a natural extension. The colors and landscape elements have been distilled into blocks of precisely chosen colors that are carefully arranged in relationship to each other.
This transition in Jill’s style reflects the influence of paintings she has seen and been deeply moved by. Her recent work combines the Bauhaus design elements of artists such as Josef Albers and Paul Klee, with the colors and mood of Claude Monet’s gardens and ponds. Jill says “I am inspired by the colors of nature, and by emotions, thoughts, and feelings.”
Through her paintings Jill’s intention is to express intense feelings such as love and joy; or the feeling of the air, color, and sound of walking on the beach on a particular day. The paintings also create a visual environment that can be felt and experienced, invoking feelings of vibrancy or tranquility in the viewer.
Jill has lived in Sonoma County since 1978, and she appreciates the exquisite wide-open spaces of the countryside. She says that “The moving lines of the hills, the fragrance of the orchards and vineyards, and the history of hardworking farmers and ranchers influence a love of organic beauty in my work.”
Her current exhibition, Choreography of Color, an exploration of the rhythms and movements of color created to express states of wellbeing and wonder, is on view through April 30 at The Passdoor, in Sebastopol, 6780 McKinley St., #150, the Barlow, 707-634-0015.
A showing of Jill’s landscape paintings will be on view May 19 through July 5 at the Dutton Goldfield Tasting Room, in Graton, 3100 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, 707-823-3887.
Sonoma County Gazette, March 2016
Jill Keller Peters at The PASSDOOR
Local artist, Jill Keller Peters, who has exhibited and sold her impressionist oil landscape paintings at national shows across the United States, is debuting her new, modern, color inspired art collection on March 1, 2016 at The PASSDOOR modern art gallery in Sebastopol’s new town center, The Barlow. The exhibit will open on March 1st running through April 10, and the artist opening will be held on Saturday, March 19th, 4-6pm.
Following an exploration into her knowledge of color, Keller Peters is introducing a collection of modern paintings that combine warms and cools, lights and shadow, expressed in color filled squares. The theme of her exhibit is “Choreography of Color”, an exploration of the rhythms and movements of color created to examine the states of wonder and wellbeing. These paintings are simple, yet complex in the relationship between each carefully chosen color present on the canvas.
“I’m excited about painting and exploring, simply with color. Without subject matter, I have more freedom to wield color that creates depth and movement,” says Keller Peters.
“The interaction of color, balance and harmony are truly what drive my work. The thread that flows through all my paintings is the idea of conveying the luminosity of God within us all.”
Each color block is masked with tape, and then painted with a freshly mixed oil paint unique in it’s hue. This process can repeat itself numerous times until a harmonious balance is found that is representative of the feeling and emotion Keller Peters is channeling through her art.
“We are thrilled that Jill is going to be debuting her new style of art at our gallery alongside the other carefully selected artists who will be exhibiting,” says Jennifer Edwards, owner of The PASSDOOR. “Each of these artists is unique in their style, focus, and medium, bringing incredible vibrancy and diversity to the gallery floor.”
The PASSDOOR Gallery is located at 6780 McKinley St., #150, Sebastopol
