With over twenty solo exhibitions and a profusion of paintings and prints in over forty public collections including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Jan Serr ranks high among Wisconsin artists. Her latest works from the "Leaves and Branches" series takes the viewer up into the leaves and branches of flowering trees, perched amongst dense foliage, finding joy and stillness.
"Looking up at leaves and branches, the movement of color and line against a constantly changing sky, became an obsession. I am using a gestural line, as active as a branch in the wind, and vibrant, transparent colors, as if the sun poured through them." -Jan Serr
THREE FISH, Monotype, 30 x 22"
DOWNSTREAM: LEAVES AND FISH, Oil on Linen, 24 x 60"
LEAVES AND BRANCHES: CRIMSON DANCE, Oil on Linen, 40 x 60"
LEAVES AND BRANCHES #10, Monotype, 22 x 30"
LEAVES AND BRANCHES: WHITE BLOSSOMS, Oil on Linen, 34 x 52"
DOWNSTREAM: IVORY AND GOLD WATER LILY, Oil on Linen, 22 1/2 x 41 1/2"
BRIDGE #2 and OPENING #2, Oil on Board, 20 x 13 1/4" each