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TRAINING
& AWARDS
Raney studied life drawing, composition drawing, and painting from
well-known Atlanta artists Claudia Hartley, Alice Edgar Williams, and Marc
Chatov. She was active in numerous workshops, art history, and art education
course work and taught art appreciation.
She
was the recipient of Best of Show,
First, and third place awards in Juried Fine Art exhibits. Her
canvases hang in private, corporate, and church collections. She
was the subject of several
one woman shows, locally and regionally, with both critical acclaim and
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It takes
an unusual painter to lend new perspective to traditional subjects, yet
contemporary Post-Impressionist Jean Raney succeeded. Her eye for detail and
stand-out style triumph over the obvious, making her landscapes, still lifes,
interior scenes, garden views, and figure studies fresh, colorful, and
intriguing.
True to the Impressionist
creed, Raney subjugated her technical skill to give primacy to the truth as
the eye experiences it, through the interplay of light and shadow. While her
compositions were carefully framed to provide structure and weight for the
canvas, they remained casual, allowing for a stronger emphasis on form and mood.
But the real breakthrough
was
the signature palette. A confident brushstroke boldly
laid on vivid color
creating unusual vibrancy, movement, and a sense of spontaneity. This is what
prompts admirers of her work to draw comparisons to Gauguin and Matisse.
Whether featured prominently
in a brightly lit gallery or hanging quietly in a private home, her works
arrest the eye. Sensual, thought-provoking, and investment-worthy, Raney's
work is a contemporary extension of the Impressionist canon.
1954 - 2004
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