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 / / / / /
Nice to come home and see…
Nice to come home and see I have made a sale of Love’s Calling, thank you to the buyer, I hope you enjoy this painting as much as I did when I created it. The original is still for sale at the Big Cactus Art House, Warriewood, Northern Beaches Sydney. Have a safe a happy Holiday season, many thanks Kym
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Ruffled Petticoat featured in the group “Redfield Plugins” Thanks to the moderators of this group for this honor! Daffodils and Raindrops featured in the group “Extreme Closeups” / thanks so much, what a way to end the month! I love it!
My Boat image was featured in the Layered With Texture....
My Boat image was featured in the Layered With Texture group! Thank you!
With my wild mushroom in natural texture..:) http://www.redbubble.com/people/dominiquelandau/art/3292560-2-wild-mushroom-texture T…
With my wild mushroom in natural texture..:) http://www.redbubble.com/people/dominiquelandau/art/3292560-2-wild-mushroom-texture Thanks a lot..:)
Many thanks to the hosts of The Grunge Art Gallery group for featuri…
Many thanks to the hosts of The Grunge Art Gallery group for featuring my Memories and Time ...and to the hosts of Moody, Dark, Evocative group for featuring my Through the window :)
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/ Juicy Stuff Life happens, / Especially when / We make other plans. / A day is like an orange; / We squeeze moments and / Memories from each one / While worrying whether / Our glass is half-full or half-empty. / Some drink their fill of / The juice of opportunity; / Careless others spill theirs, / Staining the carpet of their lives. / The sweetest juice is found / In moments spent with you; / Such times are gently squeezed, / Flowing into the mouth of my heart, / Where they remain forever. / Whenever Life happens, / I think of you and know our moments / Are a sweet vintage waiting for us. R.Blackwell Thank you so much
Thank you to the moderators of Shades of Grey for featuring my photo Cushion...
Thank you to the moderators of Shades of Grey for featuring my photo Cushion I am really pleased and truly honoured. Thank you very much.
Yay! Just seen my Circus with distant ships has been feat…
Yay! Just seen my Circus with distant ships has been featured on RB home page! I’m so happy, as this is one of my favorite pics! Thank you RB!
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