I work in a spantaneous and impressionisitic manner using color intuitively along with repititive strokes to convey a sense of energy, rhythm and movement.

Vinita Jain has been drawing and painting since she was a child. Growing up in India, she was exposed to the motifs, patterns and colors in her surroundings, Indian fabrics and handicrafts. After completing graduation, she did Commercial Art course and worked as a Graphic Designer. Around twelve years back, she came to the United States and attended the Art School at Meredith College in Raleigh which further enhanced her artistic skills. Since then she has worked and taken workshops with renowned artists and that has helped her shape her own vision and style.

Vinita likes to work with soft pastels due to its immediacy and spontaneity. She has also recently started working in acrylics. Although her subject matter has changed over a period of time, she feels that her work is moving more towards abstract art. For her color has become a very important tool and she uses it intuitively to express ideas and mood. She also uses color to produce harmony and unity in her paintings. Her style includes working in a free, impressionistic manner with repititive strokes and she infuses that with a strong sense of color and movement.

All along her artistic journey Vinita has been influenced and inspired by many artists. Yet some of the artists whose work brings her immense joy and have had the greatest influence on her own work are Van Gogh, Degas and Wolf Kahn.

Applause and Honorable Mentions

Third place in the Abstract Category of the Pastel 100 competition of the Pastel Journal published in March/April 2010 issue. Click on the picture below to see the enlargement.

Vinita Jain's artwork Circular Dance , was chosen for use in the Treadaway Cup Competition. It was an installation artwork done in flowers, inspired by the original painting of Vinita. The competition took place on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at the Pastels & Petals floral show, during the NC State Florists Association Annual Convention.

Click here to see the painting and the award winning creation.

Galleries

Ambleside Gallery, Greensboro, NC, www.amblesidearts.com

Exhibits

Chatham Street Cafe, Cary, NC, September 14 - October 26, 2009

Sundaram Rug Gallery, Cary, NC, June 2005 - January 2006

The Company Store, Raleigh, NC, November 2004

Juried Shows

PSNC show at the Ambleside gallery in Greensboro, NC from Feb14-March14 2010

!st Annual Juried Exhibition at the FTCC Art Gallery in Fayetteville, NC from Feb19 – March12 2010

North to South: 1st Annual Juried Artwork Competition at Green Rice Gallery, Charlotte, NC from February 5th - 28th 2010

Pastel Prisms and Reflections of Beauty, a Pastel Society of NC show at Iredell Museums in Statesville, NC from November 13 - December 18, 2009

FALC 14th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at Hope Community Church, Raleigh, NC, April-June 2008

FALC 13th Annual Juried Art Show, Cary, NC, April 2007

PSNC First Juried Show, Graham, North Carolina, Jan 21- March 3,2007

Through Women's Eyes by Women's Hands, Chapel Hill, NC, February 2005

Group Exhibits

Fine Arts League of Cary show at Jordan Hall in Cary, NC from March 2 -April 1, 2010

Members Show at Page Walker Art and History Center of FALC in Cary, NC from Oct 25 – Nov 30 2010 (Honorable Mention)

Pastel Creations, a Show at Chapel Hill Museum, NC, September 17 - November1 2009

PSNC Show at Seymour Senior Center, NC, August 3 - October 7 2009

A Southern Summer with Pastel Society, PSNC show at Carrboro, NC, July - August 2009

FALC Holiday Members Show, Page Walker Arts and History Center, November 2 2008 - January 7 2009 (Honorable Mention)

PSNC show at Theater Arts Gallery at High Point, NC, August - September 2008

Annual Holidays Member Show of FALC at Page Walker Arts and History Center Cary NC, Nov 2-Jan 2 2007 (Honorable Mention)

It's an Abstract, Jordan Hall Arts Center, Cary, NC, March 2006

Members Show at Page Walker Art and History Center of FALC, Cary, NC, Nov 2005-Jan 2006 (Honorable Mention)

Colorful Calories at Mc Dougle Library, Carrboro, Jan 2006-April 2006

Annual Holiday Members Show at Page Walker Art and History Center, Cary, NC,Nove 2005 - Jan 2005 (Honorable Mention)

Senior Center Exhibit, Chapel Hill, NC, October 2005

Somewhere in Time, Myrtle Beach, SC, May 2005-July 2005

Different Strokes, The Art's Center, Carrboro, NC, December 2004-January 2005

Sertoma Art Center, Raleigh, NC, June 2003

The Art Center, Carrboro, NC, Year 1998

Art Organisations

Member of The Pastel Society of North Carolina, www.pastelsocietyofnc.com
Member of The Fine Arts League of Cary, www.fineartsleagueofcary.org
Member of the Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, www.visualartexchange.org