New "Road Trip" Video just added You are invited to take a four minute coast to coast visual journey via Neumann oil and watercolor paintings. Just click on the Video heading in the sidebar, crank up the speakers, go full screen, sit back and enjoy the ride.
New "Interview with the artist" video just added. Neumannism explained.
Painting the Soul of America is the title of my new blog, which is being hosted by Roadside Online. www.roadsideonline.com You can find it in the "Riding Shotgun" section.
This blog is an effort to take you behind the scenes in the life of a contemporary realist painter. Along the way I’ll tell the stories of how some of the work came to be, add some reflections on art and life and share the occasional Neumannism on a variety of subjects.
Neumann Fine Art now accepts MC, Visa, and AmEx. Think of the points you can earn on your card with a purchase of art that will reward you for years to come! Originals and giclée prints are available at Neumann Fine Art in Hillsdale, NY and through select galleries - see below for locations. Neumann Blank Greeting Cards are orderable on this site via a secure PayPal link.
Jeffrey L. Neumann wins Kent Art Association Award Neumann's oil painting "Elm Tree Motel" was given the Kent Art Association's award for excellence in "Any Medium" at the 87th Annual President's Show in September 2010.
Neumann Fine Art Studio and Gallery is now open
The gallery at Neumann Fine Art features an eclectic collection of work from various periods in Neumann’s artistic career and is open by appointment. To register for classes call 413-246-5776 or contact us via this web site.
65 Coldwater Street (off Anthony St.) Hillsdale, NY
Artist's Statement
My aim is to create deeply personal work that speaks about the soul of America.
Throughout my life I have spent a great deal of time on the road. My art is a distillation of that experience through the filter of my memory, my imagination and my hand.
Although there is an aspect of cultural anthropology in my work, I have to experience a profound personal connection with my subject. That connection can be as intrinsic as a part of my personal history or it can be an emotional response to a particular scene. This emotional response is what I try to convey through my paintings. I’m seeking to evoke a certain mood through the limitations of paint and my style of realism.
For me the most satisfying way to get at the mood I am trying to convey is through a representational approach. Although I’m interested in the craft of painting and I try to create well-executed art, my paintings are not just about painting. They are also very much about the subject. Not a literal representation, but one that contains a feeling that comes from the heart.
Biography
Jeffrey L. Neumann b. 1953 Cedar Rapids, IA Education: Minneapolis College of Art & Design 1974 Springfield College B.S. 1981, M.Ed. 2008
Jeffrey Neumann has been painting seriously for over 30 years. After graduation from college, Neumann worked as a radio disc jockey, a graphic designer and an art director before beginning a career in the fine paper industry, where he was employed for 20 years. He worked in sales and marketing positions for Parsons Paper Company and Crescent Cardboard Co. For the last five years of his paper industry career, he was U.S. Product Manager for Arches Paper, a 500+ year old French brand which he managed for ArjoWiggins S.A. Neumann is a recognized industry expert on fine art papers. He has presented numerous industry training seminars and authored several published articles on fine art papers. He was the creator and developer of Arches Infinity®, the brand's first digital fine art print paper.
A battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the early 1990's caused him to seriously re-evaluate what was really important to him in life but it was not until late 2005 that he finally left the corporate world to pursue his true passion, which is making art.
To enable him to re-focus his career on making art and to give something back through teaching, Neumann earned his Master of Education in Visual Arts degree at Springfield College in 2008.
Neumann was featured in The Artful Mind, The Berkshire's Artzine, November 2010, The Society for Commercial Archeology Journal, Spring 2010, The Artist's Magazine, September 2008, Wide Format Imaging, June 2008, SCA News, Winter 2008, on the cover of Art World News in August 2006, THE Magazine in 2005, Santa Fe Circle magazine in 2005, in Jan. 2004 by Art Business News magazine in a "Trendsetters" profile and in The Artful Mind magazine, August 1999. His work is represented in numerous corporate and private collections including: Fleet Bank, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co., WWLP Television, WGGB Television, Baystate Medical Center, United States Congressional Offices and The City of Springfield, MA.
How to purchase works by Jeffrey Neumann
Many of the works shown on this site are consigned to galleries and are available exclusively through these dealers. Some pieces may be purchased directly from the artist. Open edition Giclee prints are published by Jack Leustig Imaging www.jliprints.com.
Limited edition giclée prints are published by Neumann Media LLC. If you are interested in a particular piece shown on this site, please go to the "Contact Us" page of this site to make an inquiry.
Jeffrey Neumann is represented by: Gilded Moon Framing & Gallery, 17 John St., Millerton, NY 518-789-3428 www.gildedmoonframing.com Art Exchange Gallery, 618 B Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM Tel: 505-982-6329 www.aegallery.com Jack Leustig Imaging, 482-A State Highway 150 Arroyo Seco, NM Tel: 800-670-6651 www.jliprints.com
New! Neumann Blank Greeting Cards Now Available Online A special selection of 13 Neumann paintings in gorgeous 5"x7" blank greeting cards with matching envelopes can now be ordered here. These cards are printed on fine art paper with pigmented inks. Properly cared for, they will last for generations. Go to the Cards page on this site to see the cards available.
