CLAUDIA SCHOUTEN JONES
Born in San Francisco, CA, Claudia is a long-time resident of Eugene, OR. With an education in graphic design, illustration and photography and over 25+ years experience in those fields, she is a life-long artist and her passion lies with the creation of mixed-media paintings produced through her unique process of layering paint with resin. Finished pieces illuminate the culmination of the real, surreal and the pattern of textures.
She was featured in the December/January 2015 issue of Professional Artist magazine and the March 2015 issue of Southwest Hills Living magazine.
Her work has been featured in the following shows:
2017
"Expressions West 2017" Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR, April - July
2016
Solo Show, Seufert Tasting Room, Dayton, OR, November - January
"Winter 2016 Juried Exhibit" Gallery 114, Portland, OR, January
"2016 Favell Museum Juried Art Show" Favell Museum, Klamath Falls OR, September - October
2015
"Movement" Orange County Creatives, Laguna Beach, CA, January
"F**k Winter: Bring on the Heat" Gallery 114, Portland, OR, January
"Winter Invitational" The Gallery at the Watershed, Eugene, OR, January - March
"Expressions" Shelter Care Event at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR, May
"Essence of Summer 2015" Orange County Creatives, Laguna Beach, CA, June-July "Invitational Art Show" Favell Museum, Klamath Falls OR, September - November
2014
"Happy Birthday Baby" Gallery at the Watershed, Eugene OR, April - May
"Expressions West 2014" Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay OR, April - June - Awarded "Entry of Merit"
"Transcendence" Gallery at the Watershed, Eugene OR, May - June
"Fire & Water: Contrasts in Expression" Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Special Exhibit, Lake Oswego OR - June
"Homage to NW Landscapes" Gallery at the Watershed, Eugene, OR, August - September
"Invitational Art Show" Favell Museum, Klamath Falls OR, September - October
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I am fascinated by the human wake. Like vessels redirecting the surface tension of water, our relationships, whether long and intimate, fleeting, or even simply a near encounter often affect us in myriad ways, binding to us, becoming part of our own wake. And the movement of water, in all its various ways, is not unlike the passage of time and the interlacing patterns of relationships. This is why strands of connectivity and water are major themes in my work.
I use wood for the basis of my work and allow a trace of the grain to become part of the finished piece. I use a variety of media in between layers of resin. Each piece has different components, depending on the subject matter and how playfully exploratory I feel. I primarily paint with traditional and sumi-e watercolor. In addition, I may use acrylic paint, spray paint, pencil, ink, paper fiber, glue, and pearlescent pigment for tinting the resin. I mix the paint and/or resin ranging from translucent to opaque. The reveal under different sources of light is highly dynamic and transformative.
Nestled in the beautiful Willamette Valley, Claudia's studio is located in SE Eugene. To see Claudia's photography, graphic design and illustrative works, visit www.schoutenphotography.com.
Born in San Francisco, CA, Claudia is a long-time resident of Eugene, OR. With an education in graphic design, illustration and photography and over 25+ years experience in those fields, she is a life-long artist and her passion lies with the creation of mixed-media paintings produced through her unique process of layering paint with resin. Finished pieces illuminate the culmination of the real, surreal and the pattern of textures.
She was featured in the December/January 2015 issue of Professional Artist magazine and the March 2015 issue of Southwest Hills Living magazine.
Her work has been featured in the following shows:
2017
"Expressions West 2017" Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR, April - July
2016
Solo Show, Seufert Tasting Room, Dayton, OR, November - January
"Winter 2016 Juried Exhibit" Gallery 114, Portland, OR, January
"2016 Favell Museum Juried Art Show" Favell Museum, Klamath Falls OR, September - October
2015
"Movement" Orange County Creatives, Laguna Beach, CA, January
"F**k Winter: Bring on the Heat" Gallery 114, Portland, OR, January
"Winter Invitational" The Gallery at the Watershed, Eugene, OR, January - March
"Expressions" Shelter Care Event at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR, May
"Essence of Summer 2015" Orange County Creatives, Laguna Beach, CA, June-July "Invitational Art Show" Favell Museum, Klamath Falls OR, September - November
2014
"Happy Birthday Baby" Gallery at the Watershed, Eugene OR, April - May
"Expressions West 2014" Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay OR, April - June - Awarded "Entry of Merit"
"Transcendence" Gallery at the Watershed, Eugene OR, May - June
"Fire & Water: Contrasts in Expression" Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Special Exhibit, Lake Oswego OR - June
"Homage to NW Landscapes" Gallery at the Watershed, Eugene, OR, August - September
"Invitational Art Show" Favell Museum, Klamath Falls OR, September - October
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I am fascinated by the human wake. Like vessels redirecting the surface tension of water, our relationships, whether long and intimate, fleeting, or even simply a near encounter often affect us in myriad ways, binding to us, becoming part of our own wake. And the movement of water, in all its various ways, is not unlike the passage of time and the interlacing patterns of relationships. This is why strands of connectivity and water are major themes in my work.
I use wood for the basis of my work and allow a trace of the grain to become part of the finished piece. I use a variety of media in between layers of resin. Each piece has different components, depending on the subject matter and how playfully exploratory I feel. I primarily paint with traditional and sumi-e watercolor. In addition, I may use acrylic paint, spray paint, pencil, ink, paper fiber, glue, and pearlescent pigment for tinting the resin. I mix the paint and/or resin ranging from translucent to opaque. The reveal under different sources of light is highly dynamic and transformative.
Nestled in the beautiful Willamette Valley, Claudia's studio is located in SE Eugene. To see Claudia's photography, graphic design and illustrative works, visit www.schoutenphotography.com.