About the Artist
Buy paintings, clay works and prints by Jeanette at Trinity Street Market and Gallery in Abbeville, SC
“Every day I wake up in awe of my
blessings and I am truly grateful to God who inspires me to share my gift of
expression through art. I am fascinated with creatures, great and small and
bringing them to life on canvas with uninhibited color is exciting for me. My
passion for the rich, luxurious colors such as those found in Southwestern art is
what gives my work its unique quality. I work from photographs that I take myself,
but the paintings always end up looking very different from what I start with. My
style is all about accentuating colors that most people just do not notice. The
mediums that I choose to work in most are watercolor for its looseness and
warmth, acrylic for its forgiving nature and colored pencil for its texture.
My other passion is clay. Not practical
pottery and definitely not serious, semi functional, this stuff is mostly just for
fun. It’s colorful whimsical, critter art. Cats, horses, fish, mermaids and
others will warm your heart and cheer up your woeful friends. All of it is hand
built using techniques such as coiling, pinching and slab combined. Clay is
something that has always intrigued me. I remember making mud pies as a kid,
the feel and the smell was soothing. When I was about sixteen years old I began
taking pottery classes and I was hooked. Opening a kiln, especially after a
glaze firing, is such a thrill. It’s like opening Christmas presents, you just
don’t know exactly what to expect.”
Artist’s Bio
With subjects varying from soulful animals
and people to unusual architectural or landscape features, art has been a
lifelong passion for Jeanette since a young age. Although she has experimented
with many different materials, acrylics, watercolor and clay are her favorites.
The signature, “Pink Earth”, represents the vivid color yet down to earth
personality displayed in her work. She and her husband, Don, live on five acres
in Abbeville County with their daughter, Audrey, two cats, three dogs, and
three goats. They fix-up and sell “ugly” houses and Jeanette teaches pottery
classes at the
You can find works by Pink Earth displayed at:
SC Artisans Center in Walterboro, SC
Taylor Galleries in Greenwood, SC
The MACK Artisans Gallery Shop in McCormick, SC
Stars Art & Antiques in Edgefield, SC
Trinity Street Market and Gallery in Abbeville, SC
The Artist's Coop in Laurens, SC
Christopher Park Gallery in Greenville, SC
864-446-2274
e-mail pinkearthstudio@hotmail.com