Artist Statement
Plein air painting is an amazing experience for me. I was introduced to its possibilities at Principia College, where my art professors taught me not to be intimidated by a blank canvas but to engage with purpose and boldness in each stroke.
I paint plein air to capture a glimpse of God's expression of beauty through thick layers of gestural paint in oils or fluid movements of watercolors with palette knives, brushes, and often large canvases. I hope these paintings, and the qualities they embody, embrace the viewer with beautiful glimpses of God as divine Love.
My body of work is diverse including landscapes and architecture from the west, southwest, midwest, and northeast. I paint commissions, weddings, house portraits, and other subjects of interest, and I enjoy sharing my art process through painting demonstrations.
Award Highlights
Second Place in Tamworth, New Hampshire’s 2019 "Wet Paint Tamworth"
Third Place in Boothbay Harbor, Maine’s 2017 "Plein Air Daily"
Third Place in Town & Country, Missouri in 2016
Best of Show in Boothbay Harbor, Maine’s 2015 "Farmer's Market Quick Draw"
Second Place in Moab, Utah in 2015; Best of Show in Town and Country, Missouri in 2011
“All manifestations of art are but landmarks in the progress of the human spirit toward a thing but as yet sensed and far from being possessed.”
– Robert Henri
Biography
Jodie Maurer captures the beauty and movement of American landscapes in her gestural, thick, oil paintings. Raised in Overland Park, Kansas, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri to study art in 2005. Maurer received a B.A. in Studio Art in 2011 from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois. Since college she has paired her painting career with avenues of service to the Christian Science movement.
During the 2020 construction of the new Peace Haven Association building in St. Louis, Maurer played a major role in curating the art for the halls, offices, and patient rooms. Christian Science artists’ work from across the country is now part of the Peace Haven collection. The art was selected to bless and beautify with uplifting views.
In June 2021 Maurer moved to Azusa, California where she currently works at Mankowski Homes, a well established retirement community for Christian Science nurses and practitioners. Maurer continues to paint stunning vistas wherever she finds them and recently began showing her art in Altadena and La Quinta, California.
Her paintings are shown in Beacon Art Gallery in Stone Harbor, New Jersey; As Time Goes By in La Quinta, California; Mary Falkingham Floral Designs in Altadena, California; C. Parker Gallery in Greenwich, Connecticut; and Academy Art and Frame in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her works also are in a number of private and corporate collections. Enjoy her online gallery here at www.JodieMaurer.com.
Artist: Jodie Maurer
Résumé
Education
2011 B.A. Studio Art, Principia College, Elsah, Illinois
2007 Principia Upper School, Saint Louis, Missouri
Coursework
Graphic Design I and II
Figure Drawing I and II
Visual Fundamentals
Color Studies
Oil Painting
Oil Painting Practice
Figure Painting
Independent Series
20th Century Art History
Watercolor
Awards
2019 2nd Place, “Wet Paint Tamworth,” Plein Air Competition, Tamworth, NH
2017 3rd Place, "Quick Draw," Plein Air Competition, Boothbay Harbor, ME
2015 1st Place, “Moab Plein Air,” Plein Air Competition, Moab, UT
2015 2nd Place, “Impressions of Town and Country Exhibit,” Plein Air Competition, Longview Farmhouse, T&C, MO
2015 1st Place, "Farmers Market Quick Draw," Plein Air Competition, Boothbay Harbor, ME
2015 2nd Place, "Footbridge House," Plein Air Competition, Boothbay Harbor, ME
2011 Best of Show, “Impressions of Town and Country Exhibit,” Plein Air Competition, Longview Farmhouse, T&C, MO
Current Galleries
C. Parker Gallery, Greenwich, CT
Beacon Art, Stone Harbor, NJ
Academy Frame, Colorado Springs, CO
Specialty Shop, La Quinta, CA
Previous Galleries
Green Door Gallery, Webster Groves, MO
Boothbay Harbor, ME
Gertrude White Gallery, YWCA, Greenwich, CT
Webster’s Gallery, St. Louis, MO
The Gallery at Clarke’s, Tropic, UT
Artichokes Gallery, Kansas City, KS
Exhibitions - Solo
2022 “It Appeared Out of Plein Air” - Angad Arts Hotel, St. Louis, MO
2022 Green Door Art Gallery, Edward Jones, Tower Grove, MO
2021 Longview Farm House, Town & Country, MO
2019 Peace Haven Association, St. Louis, MO
2018 Peace Haven Association, St. Louis, MO
2018 Art at the Willows at Brooking Park, St. Louis, MO
2018 Longview Farm House, Town & Country, MO
2014 Beacon Art, Stone Harbor, NJ
2013 Framin’ Place, Saint Louis, MO
2013 Longview Farmhouse, Town and Country, MO
2012 Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS
2012 Tropic Heritage Center, Tropic, UT
2011 Westbury Manor Community Center, Chesterfield, MO
2006 Beaddazzler, Downtown Overland Park, KS
2005 Beaddazzler, Downtown Overland Park, KS
2004 Beaddazzler, Downtown Overland Park, KS
2002 Starbucks, Kansas City, KS
Exhibitions - Group
2022 “The Nature of Things” - Green Door Art Gallery, Webster Groves, MO
2022 ArtWalk, Carlsbad, CA
2021 Peace Haven, Christian Science nursing facility, St. Louis, MO
2021-2020 Curated new artwork for Peace Haven’s new building with Interior Designer, Katie Bartelstone and Executive Director of Peace Haven, Leslie Gerber
2019 “Wet Paint Tamworth,” Plein Air, Tamworth, NH
2018 "Fall Festival," Stone Harbor, NJ
2018 "Spring Festival," Stone Harbor, NJ
2017 "Harborfest," Boothbay Harbor, ME
2016 "Fall Festival," Stone Harbor, NJ
2016 "U-City in Bloom," Plein Air, St. Louis, MO
2015 “Moab Plein Air,” Moab, UT
2015 "Fall Festival," Stone Harbor, NJ
2015 "Stroke of Art, Plein Air," Boothbay Harbor, ME
2015 “Adirondack Art Festival,” Saranac Lake, NY
2015 “Impressions of Town and Country Exhibit” Longview Farmhouse, Town and Country, MO
2014 "Fall Festival," Stone Harbor, NJ
2014 “Adirondack Art Festival,” Saranac Lake, NY
2013 “Escalante Canyons Art Festival,” Escalante, UT
2013 “Wine & Art Festival” Longview Farmhouse, Town and Country, MO
2012 “Moab Plein Air,” Moab, UT
2012 “Escalante Canyons Art Festival,” Escalante, UT
2012 “Wine & Art Festival” Longview Farmhouse, Town and Country, MO
2011 “Impressions of Town and Country Exhibit” Longview Farmhouse, Town and Country, MO
2011 “Senior Capstone” Marshall Brooks Gallery, Elsah, IL
2011 “Painting Practice” Radford Gallery, Elsah, IL
2010 “Impressions of Town and Country Exhibit” Longview Farmhouse, Town and Country, MO
2010 “Figure Painting” Marshall Brooks Gallery, Elsah, IL
2010 “Figure Drawing” Radford Gallery, Elsah, IL
2009 “Turkey and Greece: Art and Culture” Radford Gallery, Elsah, IL
Collections
2019 Jones, Swampscott, MA
2019 Bradleys, NH
2018 Neales, St. Louis, MO
2018 Olivers, St. Louis, MO
2018 Tibbetts, St. Louis, MO
2013 Dupres, Colorado Springs, CO
2013 Foggs, St. Louis, MO
2012 Gibbs Smith, Layton, UT
2012 Mark Austin, Escalante, UT
2012 Sharol Bernardo, Escalante, UT
2012 Katherine Crosby, Overland Park, KS
2012 Nofsinger Family, Overland Park, KS
2012 Sue Morey, Overland Park, KS
2012 Jan Stock, Bryce, UT
2012 Kevin Poe, Bryce, UT
2012 Chynoweth Family, Henrieville, UT
2011 Greeson Family, Chesterfield, MO
2011 Dyck Family, Chesterfield, MO
2011 Biagoli Family, Overland Park, KS
2011 Hinchmann Family, Elsah, IL
2011 Green Family, Elsah IL
2010 Adventure Unlimited, Buena Vista, CO
2010 Adams Family, Plano, TX
2010 Tom Quiggin, Ottawa, Ontario
2005 Maurer Family, Saint Louis, MO
2004 Cummins’ Family, New Orleans, LA
2003 Principle Foundation, Kansas City, MO
2002 Edie Dahm, Kansas City, KS
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