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X-WR-CALDESC:Gallery Opening on First Friday\, August 2\, 5-8 PM \nGallery 
 Opening is Free & Open to All\, with Works Available for Purchase \nExhibi
 ting in the Blackfoot Communications Gallery through August\n\nTo view & p
 urchase artwork\, visit: https://givergy.us/ZACCJenniferBaylis/ \n\nThe ZA
 CC is thrilled to present An Inward Gaze\, works by Jennifer Baylis\, in t
 he Blackfoot Communications Gallery throughout August. Works are available
  for purchase\, and the artist will be present at the opening reception.  
 \n\nABOUT THE ART \nThe paintings in this series grew out of my emotional 
 and spiritual experiences over the past year coming to terms with my mom’s
  Alzheimer’s disease and declining health. Slowly and subconsciously as I 
 painted a theme emerged. The subjects of the paintings turn away from the 
 viewer to look inward\, away from pain and death as I also wished to do.  
 Previously my portraits featured a direct gaze\, but looking away from dea
 th whether in my life or in my art made me aware of my resistance to the i
 nevitable\, a resistance I would have to surrender.  Surrendering led to a
 nother shift in my painting style.  Figures dissolved into fragmented back
 grounds suggesting a liminal space beyond ordinary reality.  \n\nStylistic
 ally my work combines classical realism with expressive painterly qualitie
 s and alla prima (wet-into-wet) techniques.  There is symbolic imagery in 
 each piece that chronicles my journey.  I paint from a place of peace\, co
 nnected to my authentic self.  When my mind is quiet it is receptive to wh
 at the painting needs.  It is an exciting process of discovery. \n\nABOUT 
 THE ARTIST \nJennifer Baylis is a Missoula-based figurative and portrait p
 ainter. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Art in 1997 from UCLA with an
  emphasis on drawing and painting. She  then worked as an Education and Pu
 blic Programs Manager at the Orange County Museum of Art and the Long Beac
 h Museum of Art before moving to Montana. She developed educational progra
 mming for children and adults\, trained docents\, and led tours and art wo
 rkshops.    \n\nShe’s had a life-long love for portraiture.  In 2020 durin
 g the first year of the pandemic she began a series of portrait paintings 
 featuring the direct gaze.  She captured some expressing their isolation a
 nd moods during lockdown. She explored old master classical painting techn
 iques utilizing grisaille\, or black and white underpainting layered with 
 transparent color.  Later she shifted to “alla prima” style\, working wet-
 into-wet in a single sitting in the manner of early 20th century Realist p
 ainters. Since then she worked to develop her own personal style that is b
 oth timeless and true to the moment. She seeks to express nuances of moods
 \, feelings and mind states while hinting at spiritual themes as inspirati
 on flows from her life experience.  \n\nShe has shown in solo and group sh
 ows in California and Missoula and has work in private collections.  In No
 vember 2022 her solo show\, “Sparkles and Gloom\,” at Frame of Mind Galler
 y showcased many of her pandemic era portraits. In March 2024 her solo sho
 w “Eye Traps” was featured at Break Espresso.  She has shown work at the R
 adius Gallery\, the ZACC\, Frame of Mind\, and the Confluence Center. 
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DESCRIPTION:Gallery Opening on First Friday\, August 2\, 5-8 PM \nGallery O
 pening is Free & Open to All\, with Works Available for Purchase \nExhibit
 ing in the Blackfoot Communications Gallery through August\n\nTo view & pu
 rchase artwork\, visit: https://givergy.us/ZACCJenniferBaylis/ \n\nThe ZAC
 C is thrilled to present An Inward Gaze\, works by Jennifer Baylis\, in th
 e Blackfoot Communications Gallery throughout August. Works are available 
 for purchase\, and the artist will be present at the opening reception.  
 \n\nABOUT THE ART \nThe paintings in this series grew out of my emotional 
 and spiritual experiences over the past year coming to terms with my mom’s
  Alzheimer’s disease and declining health. Slowly and subconsciously as I 
 painted a theme emerged. The subjects of the paintings turn away from the 
 viewer to look inward\, away from pain and death as I also wished to do.  
 Previously my portraits featured a direct gaze\, but looking away from dea
 th whether in my life or in my art made me aware of my resistance to the i
 nevitable\, a resistance I would have to surrender.  Surrendering led to a
 nother shift in my painting style.  Figures dissolved into fragmented back
 grounds suggesting a liminal space beyond ordinary reality.  \n\nStylistic
 ally my work combines classical realism with expressive painterly qualitie
 s and alla prima (wet-into-wet) techniques.  There is symbolic imagery in 
 each piece that chronicles my journey.  I paint from a place of peace\, co
 nnected to my authentic self.  When my mind is quiet it is receptive to wh
 at the painting needs.  It is an exciting process of discovery. \n\nABOUT 
 THE ARTIST \nJennifer Baylis is a Missoula-based figurative and portrait p
 ainter. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Art in 1997 from UCLA with an
  emphasis on drawing and painting. She  then worked as an Education and Pu
 blic Programs Manager at the Orange County Museum of Art and the Long Beac
 h Museum of Art before moving to Montana. She developed educational progra
 mming for children and adults\, trained docents\, and led tours and art wo
 rkshops.    \n\nShe’s had a life-long love for portraiture.  In 2020 durin
 g the first year of the pandemic she began a series of portrait paintings 
 featuring the direct gaze.  She captured some expressing their isolation a
 nd moods during lockdown. She explored old master classical painting techn
 iques utilizing grisaille\, or black and white underpainting layered with 
 transparent color.  Later she shifted to “alla prima” style\, working wet-
 into-wet in a single sitting in the manner of early 20th century Realist p
 ainters. Since then she worked to develop her own personal style that is b
 oth timeless and true to the moment. She seeks to express nuances of moods
 \, feelings and mind states while hinting at spiritual themes as inspirati
 on flows from her life experience.  \n\nShe has shown in solo and group sh
 ows in California and Missoula and has work in private collections.  In No
 vember 2022 her solo show\, “Sparkles and Gloom\,” at Frame of Mind Galler
 y showcased many of her pandemic era portraits. In March 2024 her solo sho
 w “Eye Traps” was featured at Break Espresso.  She has shown work at the R
 adius Gallery\, the ZACC\, Frame of Mind\, and the Confluence Center. 
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LOCATION:in the Blackfoot Communications Gallery
SUMMARY:An Inward Gaze\, Works by Jennifer Baylis
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