Acrylic painting

Twisted Pretzel

Shape, color, and Mario kart's rainbow road!

About

Jane Zweibel

I am a multi-disciplinary artist originally from Colorado. I moved to Philadelphia in 2009 to attend Graduate school at Drexel where I completed an MS in Fashion Design. Since then I've explored many art mediums including leatherwork, jewelry making, illustration, stained glass, ceramics, and more! In 2020 my mother, who is a ceramic artist, began painting and encouraged me to join her-- so I set up an art space in my home and we began painting together over facetime (it was the early days of the pandemic, and she lives over 1,000 miles away in Florida). More recently I've moved my work into a dedicated art studio space in Philadelphia where I spend my days working and creating with my dog by my side. I'm a self-taught painter still working on finding my unique voice and style-- but some things that are certain are my love for bold color and shapes!

Jane Zweibel

describes their creative process

My creative process begins with browsing for inspiration and looking at my previous paintings to get ideas on where to begin. I also scroll through pinterest and my saved posts on instagram for more inspo. Sometimes just seeing another work of art reminds me that other shapes and marks exist, and I'm allowed to make up shapes too! When I'm painting I try not to approach with too much of a plan and let myself decide in the moment what feels right. I sometimes struggle trusting that a painting will eventually get to a place I like, so I try to remind myself to let go and trust the process-- and if it doesn't work, I can paint over it! Generally I start with covering the canvas in a nice base color, then mixing and applying globs of color until I get somewhere I like. I use a mix of materials and application methods to add depth-- acrylic paint, oil sticks, posca markers, palette knife etc. Ultimately I try to keep in mind that I'm not going for perfection, I'm aiming for a sense of play and freedom that I hope comes through in my work.