met an artist

Friday night I got to meet artist Veronica Jaeger at the Art House during the Art Walk. I found her work to be whimsical and fun in a slightly disturbing kind of way. The limbs of most of her figures are stretched and elongated while their faces are dull and emotionless. Most of the figures are marionettes connected to their surroundings by strings. Surrounding the figures are a variety of motifs that repeat in her work; crecent moons, checkerboards, fences, ladders, bicycles, doorways and windows. Many of them have a watch or clock in the proximity of where the heart should be.

One of my favorite painting was "The Warrior" (pictured below). It's a large 4' x 5' canvas with numerous small details that can only be seen in person.

She said her art is a reflection of her idea of reality. She looks at reality as internal and therefore unique to each person.