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  "Threads in Time - Moniet El Nefous, Sameh, Halima, and Nazeer"
 By Jillian Vanstone
 

Australian artist Jillian Vanstone's family has included numerous artistic members.  "My father's mother painted beautiful watercolor studies of horse, amongst other subjects, so I believe my interest and talent is inherited," she theorizes.  "I spent my early years wishing deperately for a horse, and many hours of drawing them gave me some solace.  My tertiary education involved four years' study at art college, after which I was employed as an illustrator.  While raising my family, I painted horses and other animals on a commission basis and encouraged others' artistic endeavors-and really, that's still what I'm about."

Vanstone admits to being very passionate about expression and about "feeling" her subjects.  "There should be a caught in time, but that moment should be full of life!"  she insists.  "I use a range of media and enjoy experimenting with various materials.  I am a great believer in getting out of your comfort zone, trying something totally different.  I have been having a great deal of fun with pastels and charcoal on canvas.  A sealer, then a glaze is applied, and the finished work can be framed without glass, just like an oil painting.  I also enjoy working in acrylics and mixed media."

Vanstone's best-known work may be "Out of Egypt," depicting Nazeer, Morafic, and Aswan in the same pose as the famous old painting "Pharaoh's Horses," by J.F. Herring Sr.  She also has produced numerous painting for cover art, show programs, and magazine illustrations.  A member of the Australian Pastel Society, Vanstone is lecturing this semester at a university and has given private lessons for some years.  Her paintings have found homes in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Egypt, Kuwait, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.

From the April 2007 Pyramid Report - Article by Linda White

 
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  We invite you to visit Jillian's website at www.jillvanstone.com.

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