Places and Faces

Recent pastels and drypoint etchings

Low Water IV
pastel on paper
26"h x 31"w

August 3 - August 29, 2004

Opening Reception:

Friday, August 20, 7 - 9 pm

In this exhibition of new works Jean Lau uses the luscious color of pastels and the charm of the minimal drypoint line to express herself and her subject matter. Whether depicting the landscape or the figure, it is her mastery of color, space and line that defines and reveals her impressions of reality.

"Drawing has always been my first love.  That ability to put strokes on paper and have them express my feelings is continually a thrill.  For me, art is first and foremost a means of communicating; a chance for me to capture what I see and share it with the viewer", Lau says.

Lau began her art studies in special Saturday morning art classes while in elementary school  and continued them at Cass Technical High School, Detroit, where she majored in both Commercial Art and Fashion Illustration.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University.   Upon moving to Ann Arbor in 1960, she continued her studies with University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University faculty members including Professors Guy Palazolla, Gerome Kamroski, Richard Sears, Ellen Wilt and Richard Washington.

Her work is in the permanent collection of Wayne State University;  Aerostar Division of Ford Motor Company;  North Carolina National Bank, Charlotte, NC; Bloomfield Hills Public Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Glacier Hills Independent Living, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Michigan Hospital (Main and Eastern Branch), Ann Arbor, MI; Ann Arbor Observer, Ann Arbor, MI; Bay View Association, Archives and Library, Bay View, MI; National Bank of Detroit, Ann Arbor, MI; Northern Michigan Hospitals, Petoskey, MI; Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, Pontiac, MI; The Providence Foundation, Detroit, MI; Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI, and Ann Arbor Bank, Stadium at Liberty branch, Ann Arbor, MI.

Arboretum
pastel on paper
22" x 36"

Ludington Beach
pastel on paper
21" x 37"

Music Makers
pastel on paper
31" x 25"

Path
pastel on paper
19" x 25"