Jane Sherrill: Paintings of people swimming in the ocean and lakes.

Swimmers

My recent paintings are all about color—the cold blue line of water, from horizon to horizon, punctuated by a human swimmer in a bright-colored bathing suit. I paint loosely giving the feeling of movement—the way a swimmer moves in and out of water—reflections of flesh and bathing suit reverberating on the waves. I explore how loose I can make my brushstrokes before my results become unreadable, how far I can push my compositions yet still have my paintings work.

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Jane Sherrill's painting Shriped Shirt
© Jane Sherrill 2017 | Striped Shirt, Corn Hill | Acrylic on wood panel | 24" X 30"

Jane Sherrill's painting Beach Day, Crane Beach
© Jane Sherrill 2017 | Beach Day, Crane Beach | Acrylic on wood panel | 18" X 24"

Red Bathing Suit #4 by Jane Sherrill

© Jane Sherrill 2016 | Red Bathing Suit 4 | Acrylic on wood panel | 24" X 42"

JaneSherrill's painting Red Bathing Suit #1
© Jane Sherrill 2016 | Red Bathing Suit 1 | Acrylic on wood panel | 16" X 20"

Jane Sherrill's painting Red Bathing Suit #3
© Jane Sherrill 2016 | Red Bathing Suit 3 | Acrylic on wood panel | 24" X 18"