About myself

For the last ten years, Michael Jewula sought ancient wisdom. His search brought him to Mexico, Peru and Brazil, where he studied with shamans and indigenous healers. Because most of his studies were conducted without words, he now relates his revelations with images. Jewula’s images are striking depictions of animals and mythological worlds. Here one sees apparitions from the beyond: spirits that intermingle with abstract material. His pictures ply for as deeper meaning - answers to questions regarding the unknown. Though Jewula does not offer answers literally, he offers a glimpse into what the mind may conjure up within a dreamlike space. Both engaging and seductive, Jewula’s highly crafted renderings use a reductive palette to insinuate a kind of alluring unknown. His washy watercolor and acrylic surfaces create beautiful textures that lend his surfaces a handsome materiality.

Artist Statement:

I paint out of the necessity to express what I cannot portray in words. When I paint I have no agenda. I put down my first and second washes and then I look for the eyes. The eyes will then make up the composition and will speak. I just listen with my paintbrush and have very little to do with the subject matter. I step aside and let the creation dictate its presence. I do not judge whether the subject is from above, below, anguish or joy it is what it is, all part of the divine. I paint the unseen and the dreamtime. Some bring hope and others bring despair but it is this dichotomy that cannot be avoided, it is what is needed to integrate wholeness.

"-Michael Jewula"

Mjewula@msn.com