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JERRY SIEGAN
ABSTRACT PAINTER
BIOGRAPHY + INSIGHTS

As a young boy in Chicago, Jerry used sandpaper to shape and “sculpt” blocks of wood into futuristic-looking imaginary cars. In his youth, he moved away from sculpting as he focused on school and sports. Many years later, even while his career in law was also gaining traction, Jerry returned to sculpting wood into free-flowing, gentle and smooth works of art — this time on his balcony in suburban Washington D.C.

After moving back to Chicago, he continued to sculpt. First with exotic woods, and eventually with stone, including alabaster and marble. He created movement in each piece by sculpting free-flowing, gentle and seductive surfaces that enticed the eye and touch. Minimal and ethereal, viewers would ask if they could run their hands over the inviting surfaces. 

Twelve years later, Jerry developed a close friendship with an acclaimed, award-winning abstract painter who sold his art in galleries and at outdoor art fairs throughout the country. Becoming his mentor, he encouraged Jerry to paint. Soon after, Jerry’s work began to exhibit in galleries, and at the highest rated juried art fairs in Illinois, even receiving an award as the top “seller”.  Encouraged by these successes, he focused on painting as his medium of choice.

Now living in North Carolina, Jerry has an entirely new palette and daily inspiration that he engages in, finding a richness that is unique to the area he now calls home.

In tandem, Jerry continued his career both locally and remotely as a business attorney … a unique contrast to his studio practice.

“When I go into my studio and paint, I feel like I am going on vacation. I step out of my daily routine as an attorney. When painting, my creativity is not restricted by rules or procedures . My mind reaches a free-thinking, creative state that focuses on the process, any fortuitous and spontaneous movements, the colors, and the creative ideas that instinctively come from within me. I am able to block out all other thoughts and I enter into a meditative state. 

Contrast is an essential aspect of my art. It allows the basic elements of art — line, shape, and space — to play off each other in the foreground images above the complex backgrounds.”