Jane Peterman

I love working with the grids in this painting defining different layers.

It was refreshing to work on this really large canvas.  I was able to work out lots of compositional problems.

Richard Diebenkorn inspired this angular painting which takes its ariel perspective from my husband's flying adventures.

This little painting was inspired by friends contemplating divorce.  Alternative positives and negatives point out the hazzards.

This series of paintings was about simplicity and shape.

This series of paintings was about simplicity and shape.

This series of paintings was about simplicity and shape.

This paring enlivens a corporate entry.

The photo is a little strong in color compared to the real thing.  I wanted it to be a contrast between nonrepresentational shapes and something more recognizable.

Printmaking techniques were important to creating this vibrant painting.

A companion of Spring Refreshment.

Inspired by a winter walk from the Met to Zabar's, this painting is restful and easy to live with.

The companion to Winter Hymn I, this painting also stands on its own, with subtle colors creating a restful atmosphere.

These paintings each 52x54 hang together as one very well as you can see in this recent corporate placement.

We spend twelve days in our annual vacation spot, mostly watching the river flow by.  This labyrinth inspired design includes a description of just how wonderful it is.

Consisting of a list of 53 things that women have a right to, this painting is the first "word" painting.

Juried into the Statewide Painting Exhibition at the Triton Museum of Art in 2012 this painting exhibits the technique of printing from plastic "plates"

Acrylic film as well as paint make up this painting.

Richly overlapping color and forms.

Embedded in the black rectangle are glass beads to reprise the slight occurrences of red and orange throughout.  Generous use of acrylic film gives a unique textural surface.

I kept turning this painting to work on it from different perspectives. Suddenly it was done.

Sometimes abstract paintings end up being figurative.  I like this guy.

This painting started with three young people experimenting with paint.  I tried to keep some of their energy as I completed it.

This painting represents all the times we rescue one another, from little things like taking kids home for school for another mom to saving a life by doing CPR.

One of my only representational paintings, this was painted while recovering from a major illness. Cottonwoods along the north fork of the Stanislaus river provided the reference photo.

Totally random shapes come together to appear to be a pool reflection. Really fun.

One of my favorite paintings, I came to appreciate the effect it has on the environment where it hangs by hanging it in my living room for half a hear.

Printmaking techniques are very important to this composition.

This experiment in locating elements along the edge of the painting ended up reminding of my brother's aggressive driving habits.

An early painting, it still excites me to look at.

This painting won best in show.  It's still a beauty.  Three inch deep.

This has hung in my dining room as a favorite.  It really glows on a medium value wall.

This painting looks great on a grey-green wall.  A ray of sunshine.