Jacquie Gouveia 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. But it isn’t enough to just paint the image; I have to also express the emotion that came with it. I rely on my instincts to gauge my success. The process can be agonizing at first, but when it works there is a surge of pure elation.

Biography:

Jacquie was born in Taunton, MA in 1966 and began drawing the Peanut characters at a very young age.

Although her formal education was in Business, art has always been a big part of her life and in 2000 she focused on learning to paint. She spent years painting on her own and creating smaller plein-air landscapes. This process and self-discipline gave her the best education on light and color. She built upon her color knowledge and currently creates vibrant and highly energized semi-abstract paintings.

Working in both oils and acrylics she quickly lays down her initial colors and idea using a brush. She then begins to work more intuitively and very energetcially, drawing from her inspiration. Most paint is applied with palette knives or squeezed directly out of the tube. Painting abstracts has empowered her with the freedom and independence she craved while working in the analytical and corporate environment.

Jacquie is collected throughout the United States and Canada.

Please contact me to request giclee prints of any of my paintings.

View my artist's journey movie at:
http://www.jgouveia.com/artjourney.html


Shows:
Group Show - A New Spirit of Progress - Nov 2007 - New York, NY
Group Show - The Next Door Gallery - Nov 07-Feb 08 - Mansfield, MA
Solo Artist - Taylor Realty - November 2007 - Easthampton, MA
Solo Artist - KW Home - June 2007 - Easthampton, MA
SoWa Art Walk - May 2007 - Boston, MA
"Artist of the Month" January 2007 - Art for Progress, New York, NY
Solo Artist - Paintings on display at Fitness Together, Newbury Street, Boston, MA
"Paint World's End & Hingham Harbor" 2006 - South Street Gallery, Hingham, MA
"Arcadia:The End of Time" 2006 - Projekt30.com, Juried Artist
"Paint Your Pet" 2006 - South Street Gallery, Hingham, MA
"Community Canvas" 2006 - ArtWorks! New Bedford, MA
"Holiday Fireworks" 2005-2006 - Deerhill Inn, West Dover, VT
"Small Works" 2005 * 2004 * 2003 - South Street Gallery, Hingham, MA
"Paint the Square" 2005 * 2004 * 2003 - South Street Gallery, Hingham, MA
"Art on the Mountain" 2006 * 2005 * 2004 - Mt. Snow, West Dover, VT (Juried Artist)
"House of the Living Arts" 2005 - Wheaton College, Norton, MA
"Carver Olde Home Day", 2003 * 2002 - Carver, MA

Awards:
Art on the Mountain 2005 - Honorable Mention for body of work
Carver Olde Home Day Art Show 2002 & 2003 - 3rd Place

Representation:
BayMarO Studios - Duxbury, MA
The Next Door Gallery - Mansfield, MA

Resume:

Education: Bryant College - B.S. in Business Administration/Accounting 1989

Painting Education/Experience:
2/2006-Present: Create expressive abstract landscapes with a focus on color by building upon knowledge gained as a plein air painter.
2000-2006: Plein air landscape painter - practiced the techniques developed by Charles Hawthorne and Henry Hensche to expand my understanding of light and color.