It’s so easy to get caught up in the superficiality of life, isn’t it?  But what happens when we look beyond the surface glitter and get real?  Are we afraid of letting people see beyond the facade to the layers of disfunction and mistakes? There are artists who do just that.  Like self taught Port Townsend, WA painter Jeane Meyers, who builds up and covers up in order to go back and reveal what’s underneath.

 

Yes, maybe revealing the ugly might not be so fun or flattering, but it adds texture and depth and a certain sense of vulnerability, not only in Meyers’ work, but in our lives, as well. By submitting to the process and taking what is found underneath, we letting go of our compulsion for perfection.  And in return, the work ( and we ), become more interesting and more complex.

To see more of Jeane Meyers’ work, please visit her website.  Her work is currently showing alongside Portland sculptor Lisa Kaser in Wax On, Wax Off at Simon Mace Gallery in Port Townsend.

All images are via the artist’s website.