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 Why do I create art? The answer used to be quite simple: I had ideas that I wanted to express visually, I could do it, and it was fun. As a seasoned artist the answer has expanded and deepened and is more difficult to express in words. I might say that I am reaching out to people, telling a story, sharing a treasure, that I seek to touch another life in some way through the energy contained in my painting. Clearly, though, I can only create to please myself, and communication through my work is a wonderful and fulfilling bonus. This is true now, though I am changing, in flux, never standing still for very long. To the best of my ability I humbly offer love and honesty in my work. That, I hope, will never change.
And what is my greatest reward? I have found that money is no true measure of the value of any piece of my art. Many times I have received greater pay through quiet or emotional expressions of appreciation. That is my fondest reward and is still there long after the money is spent. I still have a part of it in my heart. That is why I am driven to create. BACKGROUND:Jean Hand Triol earned a masters degree in education from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She practiced and taught clinical laboratory science with a specialty in cytology for 35 years. She is now out of the lab and classroom, exercising her talents as an original watercolorist. During this second career Jean has studied drawing and watercolor painting at Flathead Valley Community College and has enjoyed many watercolor workshops from local and national artists. She toured France, watercolor paints and brushes in hand, with artist and teacher Karen Leigh of Kalispell. The highlight of her trip was painting by the famous water lily pond in Monet's garden. During the past fifteen years her award winning paintings have been exhibited in juried art shows in Philadelphia, Kansas City, Hockaday Museum of Art, and Bigfork Art and Cultural Center. She holds signature membership in the Montana Watercolor Society. The artist's original artwork may currently be seen at her home studio in Kalispell, Montana. This website is dedicated with love and appreciation to my parents, Jean Scott Hand, artist and homemaker, and Walter James Hand, builder and horticulturist. I also thank my talented son, Bob Triol, who personally created this website. |
