To be an artist is exciting and painful at the same time.   Exploring the inner self and stretching as an artist can be painful.  But when you "get it together", and put it on paper, board, canvas, or whatever, and someone understands it and likes it; that's the exciting part. 

I love exploring life through the eyes of an artist.   I am an eclectic artist.  I use almost all of the media, and let my imagination run wild.

I also like getting new artists excited enough  to explore.

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Jaxine has shown her tropical paintings  in the Front Lobby at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1111 E. McDowell Road in Phoenix,  May 30 to  July 30, 2008.  Jaxine says she was in good company, with outstanding artists like Anne Allemann, Tom Herbert, Dick Phillips and  Bob Oliver.   It was a beautiful place to showcase Fine Art.

Jaxine has exhibited in many one-woman shows, including The Mohave Historical Museum, Corporate office of LIN-CUM, Inc.; and the lobby of The Daily News-Sun newspaper; and two-person shows at The Beatitudes. She has been juried into the Glendale Arts Council shows, as well as the Shemer Art Gallery and Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Art Gallery.

Many of Jaxine’s works are exhibited at

the “Critique Encounters XII” Galleries in Prescott, in the Fremont Plaza and in each of the major shows presented by The Arizona Art Alliance.  She was a founding member, and has been an active Board member, Historian, and Show Chairman for the Arizona Pastel Artists’ Association; Past President of Phoenix Artists Guild, a past member of National  and Arizona Women’s Caucus for Art; is a juried member of the Arizona Art Alliance, Arizona Artists Guild, and Phoenix Artists Guild; and is also a member of Scottsdale Artists League,  and Sonoran Arts League.  Jaxine's work  is also gracing the walls of the exclusive SKYE Restaurant, on Arrowhead Fountain Center Drive in Peoria, as well as a booth at the Home & Garden Expo Center - Peoria. 

Jaxine has taught art classes, including volunteer teaching for Arizona Art Alliance's Community Outreach Programs at the Arizona State Corrections Juvenile Center at Buckeye, Arizona. "I think this was the most rewarding thing I  have ever done." 

Jaxine's artwork is also displayed on "ArtScuttlebutt.com",  a virtual gallery,

as well as http://www.painterskeys.com,

See more of Jaxine's work at http://www.jaxine.com.  She can be reached at jaxine@jaxine.com, 602-995-2397

  "Bird of Paradise"

 Acrylic        24 x 30

           "Japanesque"

    Mixed Media     24 x 20

                 SOLD

 "Tiger Lilies"

     Mixed Media

        19 x 24

         SOLD 

"Circuit Child 3000"

Acrylic      26 x 32

          SOLD  

   "The Blue Sphere"

   Acrylic     22 x 28

"Spirit of Zimbawi"

Acrylic     27 x 31

"Chinese Magnolia"

     Acrylic   26 x 33

"Hidden Beauty"

 Acrylic      22 x 28

Stewart's Summer 2005"

    "Acrylic     26 x 32 

"Nag, Nag, Nag!"

  Acrylic     36x48 

   "Red Banana Tree"

     Acrylic   36x48

 "Jungle Flame"

  Acrylic  36 x 48

          SOLD

         "Banana Tree Jungle"

               Acrylic  36 x 48

"Red Banana Tree II"

Acrylic   24 x 30

"Golden Tropicals"

    Acrylic/Gold Leaf

        36 x 36

        SOLD

   "St. Joseph's Gold"

      Acrylic    36 x 36

      "The Big Apple

         Dreamscape"

       Acrylic   30 x 24

   "White Still Life on

              Blue"

      Acrylic   30 x 20

        "Midnight Vines"

         Acrylic   30 x 24

  "Three Amigos" 

   Acrylic   30 x 24

"Granny Smith Three"

Acrylic     40 x 12

"He's Hot!"

Acrylic   40 x 12

"Ancient Ruins"

Collage    20 x 30

    "Asian Blossoms"

       Mixed Media

          Goldleaf   

           12 x 40

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