Jeanine Sobell Pastore’s work begins with intense observation and is done with an expressionist’s hand. Her paintings are directly impacted by the environment and influenced by emotion and memory.

Jeanine grew up in upstate New York and earned a BA with honors in visual art and art history at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. She then worked in Boston as a designer and art director of audiovisual presentations for 20 years before deciding to paint full time.

With a recent move to Maine, she’s come full circle and back to her roots… splitting time between studios on Orrs Island, Maine and in upstate New York.

Nothing excites me more than finding the right color, loading the brush, and applying paint to the canvas or panel.  Painting leaves a record of my experience.  It is my most poignant and genuine means of expression."

Galleries:

Sloane Merrill Gallery, Boston, MA  www.sloanemerrillgallery.com

The Willard Gallery, South Portland, ME www.thewillardgallery.com