Jennifer Cabaud Artist's Statement
I have been an artist my whole life, starting with books I could not yet read, but illustrated my own story in the margins. Of course my mother never saved any of these books, thinking they were just childish scribbling. I know they were the beginning of the way I would see the world always.
Art, to me, is like a part of my personality, sometimes hidden and remote, often times in your face and undeniable. It has come to me that over the years my art is one of the most grounding influences in my life. I must create or I am somehow stifled and my moody, unfulfilled self will lash out!
It has taken a number of years (we won’t mention how many!) to realize this fact and also to hone in on the medium that resonates with my creative soul. I believe I have found that in oil…..I can delve into an area of my process that I never have before. That is my mind’s eye, my subconscious creative being, my inner dialogue about who and what I am. How I see the world.
For the first time in my artistic life, I don’t need a guide, a model or example to create. I am drawing from myself, my own experience. This is a breakthrough and a gift for me and my work has never been better received.
In the beginning, I was a commercial artist…..trained to advertise and turn other peoples vision into reality. I studied at the Academy of Art, in San Francisco and while it was a great school…..nothing can teach what time and experimentation can as far as art is concerned. Here’s to letting yourself free to feel, see, and do the things in your heart!
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