Reviews
“In her paintings and drawings, Anna Jaap has captured something nearly intangible: the human/nature connection. Familiar as it feels, when seen all at once it reverberates like a clap of thunder”
— Susan Knowles, Curator - ANNA JAAP: The Infinite Landscape
“Referencing the sacred mid-point between the human experience and otherworldliness, these paintings represent the elusive enlightened moments of truth that are the rationale for our existence.”
— Ruth Crnkovich, CRN Fine Art Services
“Jaap is inspired by everything around her - walks in the woods, along streams, at any time of day or evening give rise to inspiration, so that although these paintings are about nature, they are also paintings about dreams and explorations, belief and fantasy and truth, in short, these are paintings about life at its most varied and beautiful.”
— Susan Aurinko, Independent Curator
“From simple forms, Jaap wrings out the deep erotic forces that drive myth.”
— David Maddox, Nashville Scene
“The French have a beautifully striking phrase to describe the quality of light at twilight: it is the hour between dog and wolf. At dusk one cannot tell if an approaching canine is domesticated or wild, and we must use insight to decide.
Viewers of Jaap’s paintings may have a parallel experience of feeling with their eyes, their emotions, and their intuition in order to understand the symbols and shapes communicated in the artwork: fog, ideation, fire, aspiration, deluge, and meditation.”
— Jason Foumberg, Anna Jaap: DECADE
