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Artist Statement:
Color has an amazing ability
to capture moods and emotions.
Inspired by both nature and
music, I use color and paint
application to express my
response to either stimulus.
Sometimes I get just a flash
of an image in my mind and I
can’t relax until I recreate
it. ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Upcoming Shows:
Illuminations
Mass General Hospital - Cancer
Center
10th Floor of the Yawkey
Center for Outpatient Care
June - September 2009
Opening Reception: Tuesday,
June 16, 2009 5:30pm - 7:00pm
For more info, go to:
http://www.massgeneral.org/canc
er/Illuminations/Illuminations.
aspx
Past Shows:
The Next Door Gallery – June
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Collections:
Ms. R. Murbach – Taunton, MA
Mr. B. Galloway - New York, NY
Mrs. C. Herman - Beverly
Hills, CA
Mr. M. Mazalewski - Salem, NH
Mrs. M. Curtis - Carver, MA
Dr. D. Spitalny - Duluth, MN
Mr. & Mrs. W. Porter - Sleepy
Hollow, NY
Mr. & Mrs. S. Bianchi -
Cohasset,MA
Ms. J. Cherau - Hingham, MA
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Archive Colorful creations
By Bobbi Sistrunk
Fri May 16, 2008, 01:48 PM EDT
CARVER -
Carver has always been an attraction for its rural charm and stunning sightseeing value. It is a perfect little town for artists and art lovers alike.
Thanks to the recently formed Carver Arts, Culture & Tourism Committee (ACT), local artists will soon enjoy a renewed effort toward promotion of their works.
One local talent who has been promoting her own paintings through word of mouth and the Internet is Jacquie Gouveia.
The Taunton native began exploring her creative side as a youngster, often drawing the Charles Shultz “Peanuts” characters.
A business major at Bryant College, she dabbled in all types of art as a hobby. It wasn’t until 2000 that Gouveia began focusing on painting as a career move. The self-taught artist learned “en plein air” (painting outdoors) techniques by emulating artists she was fond of.
Color is now her main focus, as she has been transitioning to abstract art.
“I transitioned from painting en plein-air to semi-abstract landscapes first,” she said. “These paintings are mainly based on actual places I saw; some right here in Carver.”
The bold colors already started to emerge from her brush as she continued to find her way to the style of painting that was to be her true calling.
“I love painting abstractly,” she said. “It’s much more based on emotion and feeling and expression versus an actual subject.”
She referenced another of her favorite artists, Mark Rothko. His style is more in tune with the type of bold colorful expression she said is looking to achieve whenever she touches brush to canvas.
“I really get inspired by Mark Rothko’s work. It’s very large and there is such an intensity in the colors,” she said.
Intensity exudes from many of Gouveia’s own paintings. One such painting titled October screams “look at me” to all who pass by. The bright oranges and deep blues remind the observer of a bright late-fall day in New England as the flaming sun is disappearing below the horizon.
She said one of the best compliments she has ever received on her works was when she was told art enthusiasts thought a man painted October.
“Men are more fearless when they approach a canvas,” she said. “I don’t want to be timid. I don’t want to be reserved. I want my work to be as honest and raw as possible.”
Her fiancé, Mike Taylor, is an animator. Although he is an artist in his own right, he said Gouveia’s work is “way beyond anything I can comprehend.” Gouveia said she is the color person and he is the movement person, which makes for very interesting table conversation.
“You want a person to relate to that painting,” she said. She points to another bold colorful canvas.
“The inspiration for this one came quickly,” she said, “I was watching the Fourth of July Pops. There was an intense flash of an image, and that’s what inspired me. When I listen to music- the notes and their intensity- I see colors that go along with them. I try to recreate that image, the feeling I had, for others to enjoy.”
She said her main goal as an artist is to allow the paint to flow in a way that helps the spectator relate to a certain painting.
“You want to make that connection,” she said. “Like this one.”
She points to a canvas covered in rich earthy colors.
“This richness of color is like being out in a field,” she said.
As Gouveia works on a painting, she touts another advantage to abstract art. She said the technique she uses allows her to realize that not everything in life is controllable. She sprays water on the canvas and watches as the deep blue paint travels south to meet a lilac purple. She uses steel wool to reveal colors previously obscured by heavy layers of paint.
“It’s almost like treasure hunting,’ she said. “It’s a really good lesson in not having to control every detail.”
Most of the paints are applied by using a large palette knife or squeezing bands of color right from the tube. She said she always listens to music while she works.
Scituate artist Joanne Kaczowka perused Gouveia’s Web site and said she understood the emotion the artist was trying to portray in her paintings.
“It’s like playing a piano. You have to learn all the little notes,” Kaczowka said, “Her style is very evocative. It took my breath away.”
Kaczowka said improvisational painting appeals to artists because of the avenues it takes.
“I think for a lot of people the appeal of this type of art is the ability to be more emotional with one’s art. You can see (Gouveia) was moved by it. It really is like listening to a piece of music. Once you appreciate what goes into it, you appreciate that type of art. She’s a strong painter,” she said.
Pembroke graphic designer Dana Barunas, of Dana’s Design Works, also appreciates Gouveia’s work.
“I like it. The semi-abstract works are very strong landscapes with great reflections in water, depth of light, and strong emotions in the colors,” she said. “Her paintings are like reading a book as opposed to watching a movie. You can project yourself into the painting and see details that are sketchily put on in quick brush strokes.”
Realizing that art is truly in the eye of the beholder, Gouveia decided to hone her business sense along with her art to suit contemporary tastes. She formed a marketing strategy to involve interior designers because, she said, “They know who is into contemporary art.”
She recently sold two large 40-by-60-inch canvases to a couple in Florida, where she said contemporary style abounds.
“Contemporary art is starting to catch on more here,” she said. “But the taste in New England is certainly more traditional.”
All of her abstract canvases are gallery wrapped, meaning there is no need to frame them.
Gouveia has a few of her framed plein air paintings on sale at the eclectic shop Everything Goes @ Sue & Moe’s in North Carver, but she said she plans to continue with a focus on the abstract.
For further information, log on to www.jgouveia.com.
By Ashley Lopes, Staff Writer
GateHouse News Service
Posted Sep 27, 2008 @ 09:13 PM
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CARVER —
Jacquie Gouveia has been painting the town red — and wondrous other colors — for the better part of her adult life.
The 42-year-old Taunton native, an artist who works out of a small studio in her Carver home, has developed the amazing ability to bring a blank canvas to life with just a touch of paint.
“I love the challenge of trying to convey something with paint,” said Gouveia, a graduate of the Taunton High School class of 1984. “The creative process of having an idea or inspiration and executing that idea.”
For Gouveia, who goes through withdrawals if kept away from the canvas for too long, her love of art goes beyond that. It fulfills her “human need to create.”
“Sometimes, if I don’t get into the studio in a long time I feel it,” Gouveia said. “I get cranky. It’s just something that I need to do.”
And it is something that Gouveia has been doing, in some capacity, ever since she could remember.
“I’ve always been artistic, I used to love to draw,” Gouveia said.
As a young child, Gouveia would sketch Charles Shultz’s “Peanuts” characters and her love for art soon matured from there.
While she received her formal education in business, majoring in accounting at Bryant College, Gouveia maintained a focus on art because she said “that’s always been the natural thing for me.”
In 2000, Gouveia focused her free time on the basics — learning to paint and grasping the dynamics of color, something she has become an expert at today.
“I basically taught myself how to paint,” Gouveia said. “I’ve always learned best by just rolling up my sleeves and doing something.”
At the start of her career, Gouveia spent years painting on her own and creating plein-air landscapes. Plein-air simply means that the piece was painted outdoors and on location.
The cranberry bogs, which are scattered throughout the town of Carver, were among the unique and picturesque New England locales Gouveia often used as inspiration for her work. She also frequents World’s End, an old estate and conservation area that offers walking paths and views of the Boston skyline.
Gouveia credited this process of self-discipline with providing the developing artist the best education on light and color.
“The discipline of going on a regular basis, actually doing it, and experimenting is what helped me the most,” Gouveia said. “I got to learn about paint and how it works, see how colors work with and against each other, and how light changes throughout the day.”
Once Gouveia developed a solid artistic foundation, she was able to take that knowledge and transition into a different realm of painting.
Three years ago, Gouveia got more playful with color and found her niche creating intense and highly-energized abstract paintings. This move toward abstract art, which Gouveia considered a perfect fit for her, allowed her to paint outside-the-box.
“I work more on instinct and ask myself, ‘What direction do I want this painting to go in?’” said Gouveia, who works in both oils and acrylics. “The painting is getting a lot looser.”
That is because Gouveia’s inspiration has changed. She now paints based on moods and emotions.
When Gouveia steps up to a fresh canvas, she begins by laying down her initial colors and idea using a brush. From there, Gouveia allows the painting to dictate what it wants her to do.
According to Gouveia, music plays a integral role in her creative process. Gouveia often listens to loud music while she works, evoking certain emotions in her that transfer onto the canvas.
“It’s all about what emotion I am trying to project onto the canvas using music as my muse,” Gouveia said.
While Gouveia still does landscape pieces, she enjoys the freedom that abstract painting allows and the uncertainty of the end result.
“With abstract paintings, you are working with emotions and don’t necessarily have to control every stroke that you put on the canvas,” Gouveia said. “You can allow the paint to fall where it wants to fall and drip.”
Gouveia noted the undeniable therapeutic element that abstract painting provides artists, offering a “great exercise to allow yourself to let go of your control.”
While Gouveia admitted that she looks to artists such as Hans Hofmann for inspiration at times, she prides herself on the fact that her paintings are one-of-a-kind. With a signature style that utilizes a spectrum of striking color, she makes her paintings unique.
“They are my paintings and they are coming from me,” Gouveia said. “They don’t resemble anyone else’s. They are true to who I am, true to what I am feeling at the time, and that is my mission as a painter.”
Gouveia’s other important mission as an artist is connecting with people through her work. She does so by leaving all of her paintings open to interpretation.
“People always feel like they have to know what a painting means or what an artist was trying to create and that is not true,” Gouveia said. “I want people to ask themselves, ‘Do you feel anything when you look at this? Can you identify those feelings?”
Though Gouveia currently lives in Carver, and works out of a studio about the garage of her home, her work is often showcased at local galleries as well as throughout Boston.
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