Liz Jardine

The variety of styles present in Liz Jardine's artwork speaks volumes of this artist's natural curiosity and dynamic perspective. As a child, Jardine was raised on and artistically shaped by the sights and sounds of New York City. Jardine would journey to a different museum every Sunday with her father, who is also a painter. In an engrossed effort to study and learn from the master painters, Jardine would blur her eyes one at a time in order to change her perspective and fully appreciate the compositions and the brushstrokes. Broadway shows also heightened young Jardine's senses to the endless combinations of color and light, fantasy and whimsy that would eventually be incorporated into her work. Jardine gravitated toward the tactile and, as an undergraduate student at the State University of New York in Buffalo, she concentrated on textile design and clay forms. There she developed an interest in incorporating fibers into porcelain wall pieces. The resulting series was displayed in an exceptional solo exhibition granted her before graduation by the University. Upon graduation, Jardine began apprenticeship at various textile and design studios in the New York City area. Many of her raw silk garment designs were sold through Horton Studio at several designer boutiques including Henri Bendel.In a conscientious effort to return to more traditional media, Jardine began an apprenticeship with a graphic design studio and developed skills in various advertising art and production techniques. Eventually, she began working free-lance and built a strong reputation as a skilled concept illustrator and art director. This work paved her return to watercolors in various genre as florals, landscapes, still life and abstracts. Today, Jardine flourishes in varied media but especially favors acrylics for their texturing and form-building abilities. Although Jardine credits much of her inspiration to her fascination with fashion and the 1920's, her love of travel unquestionably fuels her creativity and stimulates her artwork. Wanderlust has swept her to exotic countries both near and far. She has toured extensively throughout Asia and been on safari in Kenya. Ultimately, her travel has revealed itself in many of her pieces in the primitive patterning and Serengeti-inspired colors.

Liz Jardine Images:
American Country
Andante
Cigars & Manhattan I
Classic Still Life
Crazy Chaise I
Crazy Chaise II
Letters From Home I
Letters From Home II
Musical Interlude
Mystere I
Mystere II
One for the Roses
Palms of Victory I
Palms of Victory II
Paradise Fern
Paradise Palm
Placid
Royal Palm II
Sunrise Palm
Sunset Palm
Topiary Treasures I
Topiary Treasures II
Topiary Treasures III
Topiary Treasures IV
Wine Country I
Zodiac