Jo Moore

Artist Statement

Mine is a visual language, employing a visual vocabulary. My gestures remain constant with my perceptions. I believe you must not only see a painting, you must feel it as well. First I sculpt the image…then I paint it. For me, Color is alive. A life-long studio artist, my intent is to think outside the box when it comes to color, perspective, shape. I like to focus on fields of color, rather than details. My heart belongs to expression rather than a duplication of reality. I allow the paint to interpret the dynamics of my subject’s energetic ethos through vibrant use of a rich blended palette. My recent interest in highly textural surface treatments, including the use of chip stone inlay such as turquoise, coral and jasper, lends a sculptural quality to my canvases. All of my canvases are gallery wrapped with painted edges, sealed, acid-free, and archival.
website: janandjomoore.com

Public Installations include:
Albuquerque Botanic Gardens,
Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque,
National Park Service,
Salinas National Monument,
University of New Mexico,
New Mexico State Printing Facility,
Edwards Air Force Base,
College of Santa Fe.
I have been published in numerous national
and international publications.

Galleries include:
McLarry Modern, Santa Fe
Shidoni Fine Arts and Sculpture Gardens, Santa Fe
Act One, Taos
Lumina Gallery, Taos
Total Arts, Taos