Jesse Riesmeyer, a Pittsburgh native, has been experimenting in abstract drawing since her youth. She has participated in many group show…
Jesse Riesmeyer, a Pittsburgh native, has been experimenting in abstract drawing since her youth. She has participated in many group showings including several self-promoted and produced multi-disciplinary events, On Common Ground in Garfield, Art Space in the South Side and From Ivy With Art in Shadyside. Jesse also exhibited through FLUX, a multi-disciplinary art series that celebrated the region’s greatest but often overlooked attributes: our artists and communities. Her work was very well-received after her acceptance into the Emerging Artist Program allowed her to participate in the 2005 Three Rivers Arts Festival. Jesse’s art hangs in galleries throughout Pittsburgh and was the focus of several solo shows at Boxheart, Elan and The Butler Art Center during 2006 and 2007. With a strong desire to incorporate art into her career, Riesmeyer studied Graphic Design at the Pittsburgh Technical Institute, receiving her Associates’ Degree in 1998. Since then, she has worked in the digital department of The Photo Depot in Sewickley, PA, restoring old photographs as well as editing and embellishing professional photography with Adobe Photoshop. She is also a freelance designer and very often helps promote the local, Pittsburgh art and music scenes. Called Organic Graphite™, Jesse has established a definitive style; pencil and paper, black and white, texture and light. Her technique involves an intricate interplay between positive and negative space, and energy. She layers grey tones and strategic perspectives in high contrast, creating elaborate sonatas of detail. Each composition is distinctive and completely new, inviting the viewer to linger and explore, deciding for oneself where Riesmeyer’s world will take him. Influenced heavily by Escher, she allows her work to take its own path without over-planning or restricting the subject. She wants it to remain fun and quirky, just like the titles that describe her work, frequently naming pieces to emphasize their more playful aspects. Other sources of inspiration range from artists such as H.R. Giger, Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss, and Ansel Adams, to common, everyday occurrences in life such as cloud formations, long afternoon shadows, or gaudy wallpaper. Jesse is constantly influenced by the world around her, inviting inspiration from the simplicities of life. When beginning a drawing, Riesmeyer doesn’t have an idea of what it will become. She begins with simple shapes and shading, pausing often to notice figures that begin to form. She allows the play of light and dark guide her, no matter how extraordinary or incompatible the elements may seem at the time. It is always a surprise, even for her to see where any one drawing will end. How does she know it is finished? “It just feels balanced,” says Jesse. The drawing itself is the process. Riesmeyer prefers to use soft graphite pencils and an acid free, heavy-weight paper with a vellum surface. The paper has an excellent texture and works wonderfully with any dry media. She never erases, as it changes the paper’s texture, flattening it and creating an undesirable, distracting variation. When working on a piece, Riesmeyer says that if her work loses direction, she will toil until something makes sense, preferring to continue on the same drawing so that the facet that will make this piece exceptional is not missed. Under pressure to simply describe Jesse’s work, a colleague once said, “If Escher and Dali have a love child, this is what it would look like.” Although only one’s perspective, this musing captures Jesse’s synthesis of contrast and fluidity, permanence and subtlety, tangibility and surrealism. Jesse continues to reach new levels of sophistication with her artwork; each piece is incredible in its depth and imagination, demanding to be appreciated.
The following are some of my resent card designs. / I thought I’d do some vector work. / they are also available as prints ect… enjoy!! / ...
The following are some of my resent card designs. / I thought I’d do some vector work. / they are also available as prints ect… enjoy!! We have matching buttons on our blog / / / / /
Considering many different tastes and likes I have created three different calendars all featuring some of my most highlighted works or a…
Considering many different tastes and likes I have created three different calendars all featuring some of my most highlighted works or art in 2008. They showcase a popular variety of my paintings, drawings and mixed media works of art. 1. Sentiment & Irony 2. Carrie Glenn Studios Top 12 3. An Abstract Year Thanks everyone and I hope 2009 is an even better year than 2008! Enjoy!
Hey everyone, I’m having a sale! 20% off all my art prints. Yay! But for one week only… so be quick! SALE ENDS: 19.10.2009 I k…
Hey everyone, I’m having a sale! 20% off all my art prints. Yay! But for one week only… so be quick! SALE ENDS: 19.10.2009 I know that some of are you are just dying to get a Sarah Bentvelzen on your wall… here’s your chance to get one on sale! Love, / Sarah
Hey everyone, My sale – 20% off all my art prints – ends today :( SALE ENDS: 19.10.2009 11.59pm AEST I know that some of are you…
Hey everyone, My sale – 20% off all my art prints – ends today :( SALE ENDS: 19.10.2009 11.59pm AEST I know that some of are you are just dying to get a Sarah Bentvelzen on your wall… here’s your chance to get one on sale! Love, / Sarah
Creating my first little art video has been a hard labor of love. It reconne…
Creating my first little art video has been a hard labor of love. It reconnected me with my passion for composing music and it feels good to express myself in this new, multi-media format. It is so personal. I’ve included video clips from my video diaries, spoken word, thoughts and some new pictures and previously unpublished images. From the deepest depths of my heart and soul to yours…. Black and White Emotions experience FEEL c o n n e c t / XO / jaeda :) /
Hey everyone! I have just entered some of my art in a photography competition. I would love for you all to vote for me ;) You can vote mo…
Hey everyone! I have just entered some of my art in a photography competition. I would love for you all to vote for me ;) You can vote more than once, but only once every 24 hours. You can vote for me here Love, / Sarah
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