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A professional artist for over 42 years, Jayne earned her BFA at UCLA and is completing her MFA at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her artwork is represented by galleries in the United States, including three locations along California's Central Coast.
A lecturer and educator, she is active in the local art community and writes for various publications. Her published book, Art Matters, is a visual art education tool being used in public and private elementary schools throughout the United States as well as by many Children's Art Museums.
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2011- Wait For Me!!
by Jayne Behman
Girl in Swing (In Progress)
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Another notch carved in my life belt. Like a prizefighter, I am grateful to have survived the last round (2010). The truth is, I like endings. Concluding something makes me feel fulfilled. The goal of what I had set out to do has been accomplished.
I look forward to new beginnings. This is the time for self-reflection.
A clean house gives me a sense of certainty. Setting goals brings up thoughts for and anticipation of the future.
I accept with reluctance the tradition of making "New Year's resolutions." 2011 will be my second year of not including "start a diet" as one of my goals. (What a relief!)
For certain, life plans need to be made with the undertone of flexibility. Like a painting, days unfold and evolve most often outside of our control, by circumstances of cause and effect. When is a painting complete?
I'm the type of person that resets goals once they are completed. Planning a painting today doesn't mean that it will start tomorrow. But, the plan offers me purpose.
A painting is arguably completed in a conscious and unconscious state of mind. There are no mistakes and the composition may take a new direction.
It is Ying and Yang, sad yet joyous, to remember those that have passed in 2010. We artists leave behind our artworks to be remembered by. How fortunate for us.
2011 will continue to offer challenges to artists and the retail fine art galleries. It doesn't do us any good to keep our paintings in the closet. Artists require venues. Many opportunities to exhibit work exist. Finding these opportunities are not difficult. To expand exhibition opportunities requires artists to be forthcoming, involved with other artists and groups, and forgiving.
To keep the arts alive and in the forefront of the public, artists must support their local art centers and museums by becoming members and volunteering. Camaraderie amongst artists promotes inspiration, even when we maintain our own Voice.
In 2008 the National Endowment of the Arts reported that only two out of 10 people ages 18 to 24 had taken a visual arts class. With the arts being cut out of our schools because of financial cutbacks, it is most important that artists make a visual impact.
Makes me crazy to think that goals, deadlines and resolutions are how I might make my mark in this world. Yet, here I am again . . . .
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