Pink Earth Studio

 Pink Earth's current and upcoming exhibits:

Carolina Caribbean Connection- Traveling Exhibit-

Fifth Stop: North Charleston Fireman's Museum-Charleston, SC, August 1 through September 15

Last Stop: Barbados!

SC Watermedia Society/Brookgreen Gardens Exhibition 2008
September 6 through November 2

One Woman Show at Trinity Street Market and Gallery- Abbeville, SC
September 2008, Opening Reception-Friday, September 12, 6-9 pm

"All the Crayons in the Box" Exhibit with Nancy Brannon"quilter"- McCormick Arts Council-MACK- October 2008

        In the Morning, O Lord, you hear my voice: In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:3

      “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. It 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 and acrylic for its forgiving nature.

     My other passion is clay, it’s my 3-D side. The smell and feel of wet clay brings back childhood memories of mud pies on a hot summer day. My clay creations range from whimsical animal figures to luxurious coil pots with painted designs and sometimes trimmed with weaving, beads and feathers. There is nothing practical or serious about my clay pieces. It’s all about silliness and relieving stress, for me and for those who enjoy my work. I prefer hand building over throwing on a wheel because it’s difficult for me to be creative during a physical workout. Methods such as coiling, pinching and slab are much more relaxing and inspiring for me.

      People are always curious about the name Pink Earth that I sign my work with. It certainly catches attention and I guess that is the point. To me it represents my work and also describes my personality which is colorful, yet honest and down to earth.

     I have been an artist from the time I picked up my first crayon and was always encouraged by my Mother who is now a retired school teacher. For awhile I wanted to be a veterinarian or to work with animals in some way. Painting them turned out to be the best way for me. Now my daughter wants to be a veterinarian and I believe she will be one.”

         Pink Earth, also known as Jeanette Ross, has lived in McCormick County in South Carolina for 17 years and has moved just up the road to Abbeville, SC. She began painting and making pottery as a child. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1984 with a B.A. in Studio Art and then worked for several years in the field of graphic design. She married Don Ross in 1989 and settled down in McCormick County. They have a 13 year old daughter, three dogs, three goats, and two cats. They live out in the countryside with access to many more of God's critters. Jeanette does her painting at home and she has a pottery studio at the McCormick Arts Council.

About Spiritual Portraits: "I am using this opportunity to bring God's message through stories, poems and personal experiences of people that I meet along the way. So look, read, enjoy and ponder."

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

 Artist- Jeanette Ross/Pink Earth
c/o  The  MACK
115 S. Main Street
McCormick, SC 29835
864-446-2274
e-mail pinkearthstudio@hotmail.com