257 Stripes
by Jeanne Garant

Opening Reception: Friday, May 5, 6 - 8:30 pm
Encore Reception/Meet the Artist: Saturday, May 20, 1 - 3 pm

“I love to work in many different mediums- painting, printmaking and encaustics. While thinking about my next exhibit at Touchstone Gallery, it was necessary to review my past exhibits and concentrate on the consistent elements in my work.  A black & white stripe often found a place in my work, it became my signature image. 
 
For this exhibit, I decided to paint the humble stripe, lots of stripes.  Varying the width & color produced a serene kind of rhythm. Square canvases, long thin wood panels and works on paper demonstrate the success variety is to the stripe. 
 
This series was challenging, rewarding and fun to do.  This is my love affair with Stripes.” -- Jeanne Garant
 
 Jeanne Garant has been a resident artist at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA for 35 years. Jeanne rejoined Touchstone Gallery two years ago after an eight year hiatus, and this is her fourth Solo exhibit at Touchstone. Jeanne’s works are featured in Yale University Prints & Drawing collection, in Embassy and State Department consulates in many foreign countries, and in numerous private collections. She now works in her home studio in Arlington, VA. Jeanne’s cat Scully, named after Sean Scully, is a constant companion in her studio.