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For more information
contact: Sam Maddox
1721 Choctaw Street
Dothan, AL 36303
334.794.4066 (Home Phone)
334.685.0428 (Cell/ Travel Phone)
334.794.2223 (Fax)

Jeannie Maddox at work
"Kim Floating" of the Swimmer Series
Image: 26" x 40"
Price: $425
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From the flat, white surface
of Jeannie Maddox's canvas, a swimmer's head erupts, breaking past two
dimensional bounds, eyes closed, face sheathed in water, seeming more
real than the object from which it springs. When Jeannie Maddox finishes
the painting, the waters of the pool and the abstracted shapes of the
body beneath it are just striking in their clarity.
Known for her works of photorealism, especially her swimmer series, Jeannie's
work has spanned twenty-five years with remarkable success. Her larger-than-life
paintings have been acquired by collector's from Japan, Italy, Holland,
Venezuela, Switzerland, and throughout the United States. Jeannie
continues to show her work in selected juried shows such as Miami's
Coconut Grove, which is always held on President's day weekend.
Her originals have been in such demand that she rarely has more than
one or two large oils at any time. Since having a son in 1990 - her
first after being married for 23 years - Jeannie started working on
smaller acrylic paintings in addition to her time-consuming large
pieces. Today, instead of completing only four or five large oils
per year, she now finishes two large oils and about twenty smaller
oil paintings. She has found this very satisfying because she is able
to 'create' many more times a year than before her son, Samuel, came
along. Those who have admired her work over the years have enjoyed
this because now more than five or six people a year can enjoy owning
her originals.
An original such as "Lulu's (48" x 70") had about
450 hours in it, and is probably the best example of her urban or
city series. "Kim Floating" (left) is a good example of
her swimmer series, which has made her work some of the most recognizable
to those who attend Florida's top juried shows.
Because her original oils sell for up to $30,000 and her acrylics
sell for upwards of $5,000, the addition of her Giclée Edition Prints
have proved very popular for those who love her work, and have not
had the opportunity to purchase the originals.
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