Jessica Grace Bechtel - fine art

The WORK

From the STUDIO to the Gallery

See my finished artwork. You can look at both my RECENT WORK all the way back to the beginning of my career in the ARCHIVES.
Want to know more about my process? Find out about where, how and why I make art. Stay conncted with upcoming exhibits, publications and series.
RECENT WORK

Recent Work

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ABOUT ME

About Me

How I Work

My artistic journey is about dialogue. Often work are intensely personal for me, but I also want each viewer to be able to engage the images from their own perspective. For this reason I mostly exclude faces from the image and focus on gesture, context and color. Figures remain the subject and color sets the tone. The other part of dialogue is response. Getting feedback from curators, art collectors and anyone else who has a perspective is an essential piece of my process. If people have any response that they're willing to share, I want to respect that and hear it. I work mainly in oil paints, but occasionally I also use acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil or mixed media. The richness of oil paints and the trueness of hue are the main appeal. The viseral quality of slathering on color and form and thought is pretty good too. Most of my pieces are done on birch wood surfaces with a hardwood support.
Jessica Grace Bechtel
STUDIO

Where It Happens

The short answer to the question of where I work is that it depends. I am somewhat of a gypsy when it comes to art making. I have my space that I work from. I also meet at least once a week with another artist to paint and critique together in one of her spaces. But then I work whenever I am when I have a spare minute. I have a couple (okay, its like 4) sketchbooks that I carry with me or stash in different places. I know that sometimes the best ideas come when I'm waiting at the dentist, out walking the dog or in the middle of the night.

CONTACT

Contact

Have questions about pieces, exhibits, commissions or pricing? Do you want an email reminder when I have an upcoming show? Just like to give some feedback or chat about art or the weather. Here's the form... I will get back with you promptly.Want a more? Like me on facebook. Jessica Grace Bechtel -art
RESUME

Resume/CV

Solo Exhibits ONLY: The Essex Studios, Cincinnati, OH, Nov. 2011 SOLO SHOW: The Carnegie, Covington, KY, Oct.-Nov. 2009 DISENTANGLE: The Speckled Bird Cafe, Norwood, OH, Mar. 2009 MODEST GROWTH: Enjoy the Arts Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Apr.- May 2007 HANDFULS OF SOMETHING: Risch Gallery, Ft. Thomas, KY, May-June 2004 SOLO SHOW: The Carnegie, Covington, KY Sept. 2003Group Exhibits AAC ALUMNI SHOW: Pearlman & Convergys Galleries, Cincinnati, OH, Aug. 2011 PRESENCE: Bridge for Peace, New York, NY, Apr. 2010 IN THE FLESH: Bromwell's Galler, Cincinnati, OH, Aug.-Oct.2009 CLASSICAL REALISM: Sandra Small Gallery, Covington, KY, Mar.-May 2009 MYTHOGRAPHY: Manifest Research Gallery and Creative Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH, Mar.-Apr. 2009 ART COMES ALIVE: Art Design Consultants, Inc. Cincinnati, OH, June-July 2007 FIGURE: Dicere Gallery, Cincinnati, OH June-July 2007 IT'S IN YOUR HEAD-Approaches to Likeness: Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Mar.-Apr. 2007 INTERPRETING THE FIGURE: Fawick Gallery, Berea, OH, Jan.-Feb. 2007 SUMMER SCHOOL: Heineman Myers| Contemporary Art, Bethesda, MD, Aug.-Sept. 2006 FACE IT: Gallery Salveo, Cincinnati, OH, 2006 THE REAL & THE ABSTRACT: 537 Gallery, CIncinnati, OH, Apr.- July 2006 DRAWN FROM LIFE- The Open Figure Sessions: Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Mar. 2006 FRIENDS & STRANGERS: Global Lead Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Dec. 2005- Feb. 2006 YOUTH- An Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists: University Hall Gallery (UC), Cincinnati, Mar. 2005 TERRESTRIAL DOMAINS: Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati,OH, Jan.-Feb. 2005 FIRST ANNUAL GUILD MEMBERS EXHIBITION: Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, Nov.-Dec. 2004 TRANSITIONS: Gallery Salveo, Cincinnati, OH, Aug.-Sept. 2004 FACE TO FACE: The Foundation Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, July- Sept. 2003 EXPOSURE: Media Bridges, Cincinnati, OH, Apr. 2003 PREOCCUPIED: SSNOVA, Cincinnati, OH, Apr. 2002Publications AEQAI-Online Arts an Art Criticism Magazine: "The Feet Girl" by Jerry Stein AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE-DRAWING: Summer 2007 MANIFEST PRESS: Drawn From Life: the open figure sessions- Volume 10, 2006 MANIFEST NATIONAL DRAWING ANNUAL: 2005 Exhibition in Print MANIFEST PRESS: Terrestrial Domains- Volume 1, 2005 PORTFOLIO DAY POSTER: Points of Connection used for AAC, 2002 Permanent Collections THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: Foundation Gallery
ARCHIVES

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