Pastel on board, 1994, signed at upper left, inscribed to verso, float mounted and framed under glass.

Board 10 x 13 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 21 x 25 in.

From a Private Collection, Eastern North Carolina

Marta Gilliam Art Gallery, Virginia

Jody dePew McLeanes' pastels are derived from actual situations. Whether the subject matter is interior scenes, theater, travel, or architecture, each drawing has an exquisite sense of light with a heightened color palette. She works from sketches and slides for reference. While she does not use models, she has produced portraits by special commission. This body of work features elaborate still life settings in the old master tradition.

Pure powdered pigment combined with a small amount of binder is painted with her thumb directly to the pastel paper for a painterly quality. Each piece is affixed with steam, rather than fixative.

​Jody dePew McLeane was elected as a Master Pastelist in 1984 by the Pastel Society of America. In 1997, the Greenville Museum of Art in Greenville, North Carolina presented her work in a Featured Artist Exhbiition.

Good estate condition; not examined out of the frame.