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Jess Weems: Artist

I am the Painter of Cartographic Stories. I awaken memories of significant places and ask viewers to place themselves in another place and time.

I work in encaustic (hot wax) and oil paint to create textural, yet painterly pieces. In her final days, my great-grandmother was asked to tell us a story. She shakily drew a map. She drew the boundaries of a property near Herkimer, New York and then drew The New York State Thruway cutting it in half. She then told the story of how the highway had split their 72-acre farm when it was built in the

1950s. They had built a large culvert under the highway that provided access to the other half of the property, but she had feared using it because the local deer would charge through it at top speed. That forever-poignant imagery is what I capture in my aerial landscapes. Every one of us, at the end of our lives, will still be able to sketch with gnarled hands the places that are burned into our memories. I awaken the memories and ask viewers to place themselves in another place and time. I want you to simultaneously see a place you know and be intrigued the perspective I have captured. I work in encaustic - hot wax - to create three-dimensional interpretations of the topography of a landscape and then layer oil paint into and onto the wax. Combining these two mediums allows me to ask the viewer to both place themselves in a representational map and to consider the conversation between the land and humankind. I talk with people all the time about the places that are most important to them and I learn more about humanity's connection to place through each conversation. If you have a place in your mind that is full of significance and memory, I would love to hear about it. Allowing me to tell your story through a commission deeply enriches the process. Traditionally, I was first educated to be an agricultural economist and then a science teacher. After graduate school, I came back around to art through reading artist blogs, then attending art workshops, and finally dedicating myself to learning a few mediums through independent teachers around the country. I began teaching art workshops and showing my work during an artist residency in Spain in 2012. As a creator of fine art, I have dedicated myself to producing archival quality paintings. My work is done on cradled panels that are ready to hang or frame. The cradles and the backsides are painted in a dark brown to seal the wood panel and give a finished look. Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, the western coast of North America, and Nevada mining operations frequently capture my fascination when scanning the planet from space. The Black Rock Desert, Edinburgh, and Italy are among my recent commission work. Current work and commission information are found online at jessweems.com or by contacting me.

14/06/2018

The reason I’ve been mostly on hiatus from painting. 😍

25/11/2017

It is with much gratitude for this time that I scale back my online store and commissions. To make room and space for the new I’m having a sale thru Wednesday on available work. Our baby is due March 31, so the code is MARCH31 for the 31% off. Cheers, everyone! 💗🙏🏼👶🏼 https://www.jessweems.com/available-work/

08/10/2017

Didn’t matter how many times I hit her nose with the end of my brush...Parsley needed snuggles this morning.

30/09/2017

Dreamt that my Nana was texting me last night, which is funny because she never sent a text in her life, so I put her in my Claybord painting in today's demo piece.

28/09/2017

Wonderful evening of mixed media play!

19/09/2017

In the studio tonight. Geared up and ready to put down those first layers of wax. 💗

18/09/2017

Any Reno-area Retirees want to join me on September 30? We'll be playing with paint, inks, and collage. Details here: https://truckee.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=24311&int_category_id=10&int_sub_category_id=97&int_catalog_id=0

27/08/2017

Barely scratching the surface of the new exhibit. So we'll done. Will be back soon.

14/08/2017

Impressionism class with Great way to end the summer. @ Nevada Museum of Art

21/07/2017

The intricate, geometric maze of

20/07/2017

Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe, and Newport Shores. Three distinct bodies of water that continue to inspire and call me to themselves. This is my home and these are my reminders of the subtle beauty of topography and the beautiful shapes that the state of level creates.

17/07/2017

Another tiny one of 's This one is the magical island of Tasmania.

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