HoboEye Art:
Jesse Reno, Portland, OR

"I approach painting with random intentions to give a sense of natural order.. its integral to my process, as well as my intentions. I attempt to find meaning thru seperating myself from my thougths and then following them thru my actions. I generally work on 5 to 10 paintings at all times so i can jump between them all, and stay busy i try not to get to caught up with any one piece until it nears its end. I feel this keeps my self editing more honest, it keeps me from getting to atatched to one idea, and allows me to move on to follow rather than lead my thoughts. this is what i strive for more than anything in process, following what i see. I generally work on pieces in many small sessions so my assessments are new and fresh each time i sit down to work a piece. In the final stages i tend to make sense of the imagery and add any final touches. Often it isnt until a painting is almost completely finished that i understand its meaning."

"My art relates to primitivism in the purest sense, it comes from within with strong belief. The images search for pureness in expression and connection beyond language… As in primitive cultures my creations remain pure as if they are my visual diaries, free from the concerns of technique, preconceived ideas, meaning, or concern for what has come before…they come from within, and manifest as expressions of the world that surrounds, like gods created in ones own image, a reflection of self"

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