About the Artist

Jennifer Brewer Stone has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art and English Literature from the University of Maryland College Park. She began painting full-time in April of 2008, and now works from her Lee Arts Center studio in Arlington, VA. She has participated in over 35 shows in the last 3 years painting full-time in the DC metro area. Her artwork has been featured in Élan magazine. She was recently awarded a solo show at The Art League Gallery of Old Town Alexandria for 2013. She has been accepted into national and international juried shows for her work on her Dance of Life Series, including ArtKudos, Art Buzz, and the Richeson 75 Wildlife competition.

Stone's 'Dance of Life' painting series features tropical flora and fauna that leap from the canvas with graphic, sharp-edged applications of bright color. Stone brings her flowers and plants beyond botanical illustration and into the abstract with active use of negative space. She creates an inner sculptural quality with vivid gradients in her flowers, plants and insects. Overlapping areas and intersections add depth and subtle tension. Strength and delicacy are juxtaposed in a balance of form, color, and line.

Of her art, Stone says, “Some paintings take me over 100 hours, some just a few. It depends on the level of detail I want to capture and what kind of subject I'm portraying. I work predominately in oils and acrylics. Some ideas for pieces come to me fully formed in my mind; others are a process of creating, thinking, creating some more and layering until I'm happy with the final product. I strive for balance in my work, and I try to make something as interesting from a distance as it is from 5 inches away--so as you draw closer to the piece, new layers are revealed to you with every step.

My other artistic leanings include writing, dancing, cooking, and singing. Feel free to contact me to find out the story behind a painting, to purchase a painting or print, or to get an update on my latest painting.”

Jennifer S. Brewer Stone
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