Jan Dorer
Summer 2005 |
Jan and her husband, Gil, maintain a studio/home
just outside of Chelsea, Michigan, near Ann Arbor. A graduate of
Central Michigan University, with a major in art, Jan has been passionate
about painting for more than 40 years. She uses acrylic paint on
paper and may include collage for textured effects.
Her current work is conceptual in nature, developed
through years of painting and experimentation. She strives to keep
her paintings unique and fresh and has gained the respect of both
collectors and peers for her creativitiy, integrity, and innate
use of color.
Rarely does she begin with a preconceived idea
of a finished painting. Each brush stroke suggests a new and challenging
direction as the painting evolves. In her abstract, impressionistic
style, she does not draw what she sees, but paints what she feels.
Painting creatively requires an open mind. Jan
prefers not to name her paintings, allowing each viewer to observe
her work in a unique and personal way.
IN HER OWN WORDS...
Someone once said to me, "Jan, you've become
an overnight success." Then we both laughed and agreed it had
only taken 35 years.
Yes, most days I do feel successful. Thinking
back over the years, I thank my family for allowing me to follow
my heart to make paintings. Gil has been there from the start, encouraging
me to paint, and our two children grew up framing, matting, and
working for us at art fairs. With the team concept in full swing
in 1972, we devoted our lives to art, full time. Gil has given me
emotional and physical support as well as managing the business
end of Dorer Studio. Everyone who knows us, knows I couldn't do
it without him. He's even had a few offers to manage other artists.
That's why I treat him so nice.
Our life in the arts has been the best. Meeting
both artists and patrons who have become long-time friends and seeing
the smile on the face of someone who has just purchased an original
painting for the first time ---- these are some of the happenings
that make this life so worthwhile.
I sincerely believe that I paint what I
paint because of who I am. I hope my work reflects the softness
- and yet the boldness - the sensitivity of lines together with
the strength of vivid color, sometimes a hint of realism buried
in the sea of abstraction. Maybe this is who I am.
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Courtesy Art
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