Loquat from Dragons to Kings

Loquat : Finalist in Melville art Exhibition 2021 Oil on round stretched canvas. 40 cm across , would fit 40x40cm square. 
Includes Progress video. Painted in grisaille and developed over time in layers of glazes to add richness and depth to the colours.
I once read  a legend of old that tells a story about carp that feast on these decadent golden berries along the river beds. As they swim upstream and grow, the golden berry transforms them into dragons. For many , many years, these golden berries were only permitted to be eaten by Kings to ingest their powers.

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There's something about the restrained excitement I experience when painting that keeps me coming back for more. To see a piece come together on canvas transcending from the here and now to the realms of forever .
Art tells stories, our stories. Where we've been, what we've seen, but most of all, it takes you into a moment, a feeling, a transcendence from my story to yours . I invite you through my art to step into a moment of time that reminds you of you.
I tell stories with a paintbrush, a feeling, a glimpse , a moment, now captured forever. Escape the harsh realities of our world and come meander with me to a quieter, more peaceful place.
I paint life as I experience it, always looking to escape ,even if its only for a moment. . I see the beauty of creation around me and want to stay there forever.

I'm Jeanine, a Perth based artist, and have done a decade of art exhibitions and shows . I work in all mediums and is distinguished in oil painting and pen and ink work.

I'm a member at Melville art society and paint at Atwell art centre or my home studio.
I've had several exhibitions, am a bluethumb artist and finalist in the 2022 Melville art show.
A highlight of my career as artist must be the commissioned artwork as central piece in “NOAH” , an multiple award winning short film released in 2018 by WASA .Winner of Best Director, best Actor, best Actress, best screenwriter, best picture to mention a few.The global release and success of Noah anchored me in Australia as an Australian artist.