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JILL nASSAU | UsA
www.jillnassau.com

I try to capture the mystical and interesting ways we all interact with delight in their surroundings and I usually can sense that they are
nature. I love the beach, the pool, sand and water. My ocean and pool feeling and experiencing a combination of playful activity, sun bathing
paintings are mostly figurative. Beautiful figures clad in colorful attire or worshipping, romance, serenity or just joyful relaxation. Brush and
highlighted by the sun are fascinating to me. People of all ages and all paint are the tools permit me to try to capture these moods.
places seem to congregate on the world’s beaches. The presence of the
water is uplifting. Because I live inland, I love to experience the different
moods of the ocean. Reflections dance on the water; the sounds
of the waves are both calming and fierce–there is another worldly
feeling that emerges. I also love watching people enjoying beach, pool
and water activities of all kinds. The atmospheric influences around
water are hypnotic. The colors and scenic landscapes at all different
times of the day and night are exotic and beautiful. The psychological
responses of the people near water are captivating … they seem to

| seAside, 2005 oil on CAnvAs 28x58 in. | 71x147 Cm.
| BeACh wrAp, 2004 oil on CAnvAs 24x50 in. | 60x127 Cm.
| poolside, 2003 oil on CAnvAs 24x36 in. | 60x92 Cm.
| sUnBAThers, 2003 oil on CAnvAs 30x40 in. | 75x100Cm.
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