Upstate South Carolina Artists
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Jeanette Ross
- Female
- Abbeville
- United States
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- Hometown:
- Abbeville, SC
- About Me:
- Artist’s Statement
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. Not practical pottery and definitely not serious, semi functional, this stuff is 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. Making animals from clay is instinctual for kids and I guess I’m just a big kid at heart.
People are always curious about the name Pink Earth that I sign my paintings 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. Art them turned out to be the best way for me. Now my daughter is the one who will be a vet.”
Artist’s Bio
Pink Earth, also known as Jeanette Ross, lived in McCormick County in South Carolina for eighteen years and now lives in Abbeville, SC. She began painting and making pottery as a child and became more serious about it as a teen. 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. They have a 12 year old daughter, three goats, two dogs, and a cat. Jeanette paints at home and has her pottery studio at the McCormick Arts Council, where she is also a board member.
- Website:
- http://pinkearthstudio.com
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