Anna Zappoli Jenkins
by Richard Gleaves
I.
I've been friends with Anna for easily fifteen years. She paints: canvas, wood, paper, flowerpots, construction walls, pretty much anything she can get her brushes on. She never stops.
The painting above is on bubblewrap: it's big, about five feet square. The first time I saw it I nearly jumped out of my shoes. The thing radiates light — the photo doesn't show this; no photo could.
II.
For years I thought I had Anna's work pegged: figurative, super-expressive, impasto-postive.
Then around 2001 she invited me over to see some new work.
I was so taken by the style shift I didn't notice the figuration was still there, in every picture.
III.
Since then Anna's work has moved in-between these poles. This painting was flagged by Photobucket as a "user violation."
Comments
hello richard, thanks much, i love my work and you. ciao! this is my first email. we have a computer now hurray!!!anna
Posted by: annazappolijenkins | août 25, 2009 01:15 AM
Beautiful! I want to see the bubble wrap piece. I'm happy to learn about Anna after reading her letter to the editor in CityBeat today, with which I whole heartedly agree.
More art reviews!
Congratulations. Finally a great critique of local art shows [“Art & Culture,” Nov. 18 and Dec. 23]. The writers Sarah Nardi, Baudelaire Shepherd and Seth Combs have succeded in getting me excited to get out of the house and see these art shows. Creativity in making art goes arm-in-arm with good writing. Hope to read more of their art reviews in the future. Keep them busy. Ciao!
Anna Zappoli Jenkins,
Bay Park
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Posted by: Drew Snyder | janvier 6, 2010 12:17 PM
@Drew
Anna needs to show in more places than SDAI.
[hint, hint]
Posted by: RG | janvier 9, 2010 10:28 AM
hi anna:
you haven't aged (in appearance) since your southwestern days.
it was swell seeing you at the open studio on sunday. i mean it.
your bubble wrap piece is indeed another significant departure in your art evolution.
best regards,
bob
Posted by: bob matheny | janvier 12, 2010 05:00 PM