Lois Baker Jung
Hutchinson, Kansas
www.hislightstudio.com

Camille Corot, famous French painter of the 19th century, once made a remark that forms the general philosophy behind my work: "Art is not art unless it makes men merry." I want to encourage the enjoyment of the grand or commonplace that is around us. And I want to be a good steward of the creative gift entrusted me by God, the great Creator of beauty and practicality.

I enjoy history with its influence on daily life, and how we observe its "leftovers" today, tending toward certain historic/nostalgic themes. I like to call my style "impressionistic realism", as different from "photo realism". Ink, with its old time feel, and pastel in its looser richness and immediacy are my current mediums, but I also work in watercolor, oil and acrylic.