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“Beauty
in Freedom"
Jan Pulley
Acrylic
I was so struck by the exotic beauty and freedom of this
mother and daughter who graciously agreed to dance for me as models for
this painting. The tradition of their church allows them to express their
devotion to God and share with others the talents God bestows upon them
to present themselves as living sacrifices of praise. I love how sweetly
and carefully the mother models worship for her young daughter, through
her behavior not her conversation. Paul tells us that it is the calling
and responsibility of the older women of the church to show the younger
ones how to come along in the dance. "These older women must train
the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live
wisely and be pure, to take care of their homes, to do good, and to be
submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word
of God." Titus 2:4-5
Jan Pulley -
Having graduated in 1978 from UNC - Chapel Hill with BFA in painting
and printmaking, Jan has focused her career on advertising design and
illustration. Self employed for the last 16 years, Jan has worked for
IBM, HowStuffWorks.com, North Carolina Forestry Association, Spectator
Magazine, and several local advertising agencies. Jan lived in Italy
in 1982 for 5 months where she enjoyed painting and selling her work
to the local Tuscan community and featuring her work in group exhibitions.
In 1999, Jan also illustrated the children's book, Big Dog Winnie,
written by Kathy Davis. Jan discovered her love for teaching art to
kids while working with Fifth Graders at Southwest Elementary in Durham
for the last two academic years. She now instructs kids and adults
in the fundamentals and basic techniques of drawing and painting out
of her home in Durham. Jan and her husband, Larry, attend Grace Church
in Chapel Hill.
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