Gallery to show actress' artwork
Actress Jane Seymour's delicate watercolors and vibrant oil paintings will be featured this weekend at the Simic Galleries in Scottsdale. Seymour's paintings sell for prices ranging from $600 to $35,000. |
Portion of Seymour's sales being donated to benefit arts education
Mar. 18, 2004 12:00 AM
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jane Seymour is an artist
in many senses. The actress, who has proven herself on the big screen
(the James Bond thriller Live and Let Die )
and on television ( Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ), also paints.
This weekend, Simic Galleries at 7145 E. Main St. in Scottsdale (they have
two galleries in Scottsdale and eight in California in La Jolla, Palm Desert,
Rancho Santa Fe and Carmel) is featuring Seymour's delicate watercolors and
vibrant oil paintings. Part of the sales will benefit the Art Global Foundation,
which assists future artists in their pursuit of an art education.
Her paintings of landscapes, flowers and children range from $600 to $35,000
and have been inspired by her incredible surroundings. From the views of her
Malibu home to her castle in England, she incorporates the nature from her
world into art.
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Not only do avid art collectors and celebrities buy her work, but President Bush also has one of her paintings.
"He has my painting of the Grand Tetons," Seymour said in a phone interview from her Malibu home. "It needed a splash of something, so I painted puppies into the landscape," she said. "That's the fun part of art. It's inspired by reality, and then you can take it to another dimension."
Seymour began painting when she went through a divorce about 13 years ago.
"Painting transported me into a different world," she said.
She's now happily married to producer/director James Keach (actor Stacy Keach's brother), whom she met while filming the TV movie Sun Stroke right here in the Valley.
Seymour paints whenever she can.
"I even paint on airplanes," said the actress, who flies on commercial airlines. "Now it's beyond therapy, it's a passion."
Her landscapes are inspired by the beautiful and exotic settings of her two homes and her favorite artists, including Chagall and Monet.
In addition to her artwork, children's books and clothes, she has launched a home collection of fine linens and home décor.
If you'd like to meet her, the gallery is hosting a 6 p.m. complimentary wine reception on Saturday and a continental brunch at 11 a.m. Sunday. It's open to the public. Details: (480) 946-4911.