Jeanetta Darley

  • Artist website: https://www.jeanettadarley.com

I'm an Arkansas Artist finding inspiration in nature and nostalgia. My artwork grows from a love of nature around me combined with a compulsive habit of collecting old and abandoned items. Some of our strongest feelings are stirred by the awe of nature and the connections to our past.

I can't remember a time in my history when I wasn't creating. Creation is a holy and human process. Every human is creative. Every belief has a creation story. If our origins come from a great creative source whether a divine being or big bang, how can we believe that same ability doesn't reside in our own DNA?

Incorporating craftsmanship and sustainable skills brings an understanding of what is important for an authentic, simpler, slower way of life. By ingraining these skills in our lives, we become better stewards, innovative problem solvers, and resourceful, creative citizens of the world.

Darley-Wakes-at-Sunset
Darley-Morning-Fog-Lifting
Darley-Pick-Up-the-Pieces
Darley-Regenerating

Wakes at Sunset: Greers Ferry Lake, Choctaw, Arkansas
Acrylic on wood embedded in salvaged wood with brass accents
11" x 15" x 2"

Morning Fog Lifting on the Buffalo River
Acrylic on wood, cedar, brass
11" x 9" x 2"

Pick Up the Pieces
Acrylic on wood tiles, salvaged fence board, brass
21" x 6" x 2"

Regenerating
Acrylic on canvas, live edge spalted birch and brass
28" x 14" x 2"