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Take-out Gallery

In 2004, I was diagnosed with Lupus and Fibromyalgia.  In addition to many other symptoms, I began to lose some motor function, especially in my hands.   I could not hold steady a pencil, let alone a paintbrush. 

I returned to large, easy-to-grasp toddler crayons, often holding one with both hands, and slowly I created a series of personal abstract sketches.  As my health gradually improved, a few years on, I was encouraged to re-create these sketches into a series of paintings, which became known as 'Dine-In, Take-Out.'  Building this body of work helped me further come to terms with the new directions my life had taken, as a result of my illness.  Being forced to stop, and reconcile my past with the present, was ultimately constructive for me, and I believe my physical health has been strengthened, in part, as a result of my becoming healthier, emotionally. 


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holding pattern - 2012 - triptych, acrylic on canvas 12x14"
available

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ping 17 - 2012 - acrylic on clipboard 6x9"
available

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by your anger - 2011 - acrylic on canvas 24x18"
available

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in order to heal - 2011 - acrylic on canvas 24x18"
available

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by what you see - 2011 - acrylic on canvas 36x24"
available

tv dinner series: frozen; thawed; opiate - 2011 - diptych, acrylic on canvas 16x41"
all three works available

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the trap - 2011 - acrylic on canvas 24x18"
available

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each and every one - 2011 - acrylic on canvas 24x18"
available

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sins of the fathers - 2011 - acrylic on canvas 36x24"
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reared to anger - 2011 - 18x24"
available

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your silence - 2011 - acrylic on canvas 48x24"
available

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somebody to love - 2011 - acrylic on canvas 24x30"
available


dine in, take out ~ 2011 ~ acrylic on canvas 24x18"
available

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artist's statement - 2011 - take-out series

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  if you would like to purchase prints of my paintings, please visit my print shop
< with pixels.com, or send me a message with jenraven@gmail.com.


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