Jan Ross 珍 蘿絲 at Guan San,

Jan Ross working on the Pot - wattle

Jan Ross hard at work painting her ceramic plate

Jan Ross 珍 蘿絲 speaking about her work

Jan Ross with her painting

Jan Ross explained how her work is about how life changes, it is always in transience.  The butterflies have a short life span and they are delicate creatures who when touched are damaged.  The background wattle also continually falls off, then re-grows again in a cycle.  The Australian sky in the silhouette has clouds which change as also people can change.

Jan Ross, Transient, Acrylic paint on canvas, 2009, 41 x 85cm

Jan Ross, Sky Woman Sleeping, Acrylic paint on canvas, 2010, 56 x 30cm

In Australia many people love to be out in the sun and doing activities like water skiing, surfing or sun-bathing.  The Sleeping woman symbolizes the great sky and sun of Australia in summer.  The flowers behind the woman are Australian Blossom Flowers. They often fall and regrow and also symbolise transience and the ever changing environment around us.  The butterflies are also symbolising summer.  Jan Ross is inspired by the envornment  around her and has been to many beautiful places in Australia that continuously inspire her artwork.

Jan Ross, Sky Woman, Acrylic paint on canvas, 2010, 56 x 30cm

Jan Ross 珍 蘿絲

 

 

My resent paintings have been an exploration of peace and joy, to explore these states of being I have used the universal symbol of the dove. The layering of colour and texture helps me to build up an image where my doves can take flight.  Living in Melbourne I have been influenced by that city’s vibrant street art of which stencils are an integral part. I use stencils in my artworks to create the dove images so that they can then be easily repeated and not confined to the canvas.

 

Jan Ross 珍 蘿絲

 

目前在墨爾本的中學擔任畫畫指導老師.

 

擅長水彩畫,油畫,以及雕刻.

 

在她的畫作中常使用人與大自然作為象徵的符號,

而漂浮的心靈圖相則反應著過去,同時也展現寧靜的特質.

 

另外,她擅長利用人像來表現她的陶瓷雕刻作品.

 

Artwork by Jan Ross - Transience

Is that the Australian Blossom?