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Luba Jane I have two beautiful dogs. I enjoy watching, playing with and being their best friend. My paintings give me a great opportunity to share these experiences with others. I enjoy using many different media in my work: acrylic paint, acrylic ink, watercolor, gouache, enamel paint, encaustic wax, modeling paste, texture gel, black lava, black mica mortar, glitter, colored glue, buttons, marbles etc. The reason I choose to use many different media is because it’s fun, and I feel it makes my work stand out. I love to experiment in my work. My dogs and other dogs, as subject matter, provide a great opportunity for me to test media and have fun painting something I love. For example, I like dressing them in a variety of funky article of my clothing, and then I photograph them. I use these photographs as references for my paintings. This helps me improvise and take a step further to create wacky paintings. When painting, I feel I can get away with just about anything, because seeing a dog dressed up isn’t very realistic. I am fond of German expressionism and working in large scale, because it offers more freedom from restrictions and more area for color, which comes from my personality. When I paint, I am reminded of art classes in grade school, it was, and is, possible to make art and have fun too. It is satisfying to transfer thoughts and ideas into paintings for observers to view and enjoy. - Luba Jane Blatman.	Sorry, your browser doesn't suppor Java. " My Paintings are enjoyable to look at, because of the variety of materials and the subject... my dogs" Luba Jane Artist Cell: (201) 965-0582 Email: Lubajane@aol.com	Biography
		At age 10, Australian born, Luba Jane Blatman, began painting with a French artist. The influence of her mother's and sister’s painting encouraged Blatman to express her love of color and character. Though Blatman’s career path sparkles with diamonds, her companions and astute subject matter, her dogs, provide endless facets to paint. Blatman’s BFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York formed the foundation for her use of many media and diverse color combinations in her paintings. Over the years, working as a diamond broker, Blatman has developed an eye for detail. Courses through the Gemological Institute of America broaden her abilities to design and grade diamonds, while, in her free time, Blatman enjoys the freedom and fun of painting.
		The Creative Process
		The basic premise for Blatman's work is dress-up, Blatman's dogs in her clothes. After adorning the dogs in her most fun fashions, Blatman takes photographs of her dogs and uses the photographs as inspiration for her paintings. Unlike many painters who sketch an idea, then paint it, Blatman prefers the evolution of an image from layers of paint, splashes of color and development of a mark into a complete, lively rendition of her dogs.