Jeanne Illenye
Chabot Fine Art Gallery is pleased to welcome Jeanne Illenye to the gallery. Illenye is predominately a self taught artist from Michigan. Jeanne’s enthusiasm to portray the nuances of our natural world in a respectfully realistic manner continues to grow along with an acknowledgement of nature’s delicate transience. Inspired by the Dutch Masters it wasn’t until her introduction to the 17th century Dutch floral masterpieces at an exhibit in New York that Jeanne gained confidence to commit more fully to following her inner voice. Thus, a monumental attempt was begun to study every aspect of the dense, voluptuous florals by Cornelius and Gerard van Spaendonck, Jan van Dael, Jan van Os and the loosely casual arrangements of Jan van Huysum, in compositions of her own construction but that paid homage to those works she adored. Conversely, an appetite for simplicity revealed the paintings of American masters Robert Spear Dunning, Raphaelle Peale and William McCloskey, all of whom Jeanne emulated in her more rustic fruit arrangements.
The artist states that it is the most common things that are taken for granted the fruit and flowers of our daily substance.
Silver Bonbon Spoon
