Jean Posusta

 Artist Statement  

Acrylics afford me the blended dimensions and quick dry I desire.  I will go hours without food or water, caught in a pipeline to tranquility, finishing a piece in one session.   Occasional inspiration involves framed clay sculpture or adorning gimcracks find their way among my wide strokes.  Paintings are often 2 or 3 feet wide on repurposed surfaces, wood and canvas.  Bears, wolves and horses are popular depictions.

First appearing in national media as an author (the latest: Hope We Don’t Go to Paulette’s Again Soon); my research has led to enmeshment and speaking on social and ethical issues.   Fall/Winter includes directing groups thru performing Murder Mysteries with MontanaFunAdventures.

A lifelong artist, I have been in Billings 10 years; retired from a career in social services, instructed at Montana State University Billings, and volunteer actively as a docent at the Yellowstone Art Museum, among other humanitarian interests for people in need.