2025
Artist Comments
Halloween decorations adorn the front yard of a house in Chicago at night in October. A glowing jack-o'-lantern sits behind a black metal fence, casting a warm red-orange light on the ground. The house looms behind it, featuring illuminated windows and muted brick walls. The loose brushwork and strong contrasts contribute to a moody nighttime atmosphere.
About the Artist
Artist Jane Thorn creates diaristic oil paintings that capture the modern world through a painterly realism influenced by John Singer Sargent. She records her environment in her paintings and uses the process to stay grounded between representation and reality. "I think if I stopped painting, I might just wander through a wardrobe into another world and never be heard from again," says Jane. Her mother, who has a master's in child development psychology, recalls that at age four she drew her with a philtrum, an unusually precise detail for a child. She carries that early attention to detail with her, and it continues to guide her practice today. Jane paints at home in Chicago, working early in the morning or late at night. When not making art, she spends her time writing or reading science fiction, working part-time in a thrift store, thinking about magic, or sitting in the sun in the morning.
Words that describe this painting: night, darkness, Halloween, Samhain, moody, Chicago, autumn, fall, pumpkin, Jack o' Lantern, Singer Sargent, season, house, home, facade, sidewalk, architecture, impressionism, oil painting, red
Samhain
Jane Thorn
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2025
20 in. h x 16 in. w x .5 in. d
1 lbs. 8 oz.
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