Original artwork description:

Frequently I appreciate making gouache studies of a subject that I may paint larger in oil. Gouache is a wonderful indoor friendly substitute. This painting is strange to me as are our times. I'm not sure what it means to me exactly. It could be dark or redemptive. I puposefully gave this work some unfinished aspects and was not at all fussy about the outcome. The white embellishments give the painting a sparkling effect that interested me. The image reminds me of a Tarot card :^)

‘Pole Woman' is an original, one of a kind artwork by Darren Jekel and it is signed and titled on the back. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.

Description: “This smallish painting has areas of bold color across the surface. It's striking colorful palette consists of blues, purples, and oranges".

Master of Visual Art Degree - MFA, Maryland Institute, Mt. Royal School of Painting.
Bachelor Arts Degree – BA, University of California, Davis

Primary Influences: Wayne Thiebaud, who taught me how to oil paint at UC Davis; Renaissance; Raphael drawings; Post-Impressionists, Matisse & Van Gogh; Abstract Expressionists, Willem de Kooning & Cy Twombly; Neo-Expressionist, Anselm Kiefer; Currently I am not relating to Post-Modernism’s irony and I am exploring Meta-modern earnestness. I am interested in meaningfulness and not the ubiquitous decorative painting that is primarily meant to enhance the space it’s in.

Darren Jekel is married and fathers two daughters in northern California’s wine growing region.

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