"Somogyi" -- from Los Angeles, CA -- lives in Conyers, GA
~ Jayne Somogy--who signs her work as "Somogyi," the ethnically-correct spelling of her Hungarian surname--was born and raised in Ohio, attended college in Indiana & Wisconsin as an art/theatre major, lived most of her life in Los Angeles, and "retired" in 2008 to Conyers, Georgia after a long career as an administrative assistant, legal secretary, proofreader, & graphic artist. But her heart was always in the arts, and that's how much of her free time was spent--acting, singing, dancing, drawing, designing, often on a semi-professional level and earned an additional degree in fashion design from FIDM.
~ Jayne has had a lifetime love affair with the exotic--people, places, objects, music--and her favorite artistic subjects are people, and most especially, people she is never likely to meet--interesting but for the most part anonymous figures from the past who serve to define their particular time and place; individuals from the dwindling tribes of indigenous people in places she has never been; and those unique folks that many consider to have been "freaks of nature" because they didn't look like the rest of us. And because she has been an entertainer all her life, she particularly loves portraying dancers from every discipline and every part of the globe, but most especially belly dancers, her own chosen form of dance. All these individuals are rendered with love, a lightness of touch, a sense of humor, and from a sensitive soul-space that evokes a positive response from the viewer.
~ Jayne works in acrylics, pastels, charcoal, art markers, ink, colored pencil, sometimes adds fabric or collage elements, and has a fine attention to detail and an adventurous approach to color.
~ Originals from XanaduGallery.com, SaatchiArt.com and ArtsyHome.com.
~ Jayne has recently added hand-beaded small accent pillows to her collection. Many utilize her artwork, which is printed onto cotton fabric, then beaded and jeweled and sewn into small pillows. Her beading expertise comes from a number of years making highly decorative, beaded belly dance costumes for herself and others. Find her pillows in her etsy.com store, RaqsRags, or from XanaduGallery.com and ArtsyHome.com.
I'm Just DRAWN That Way --v.2 -- Jessica Rabbit Portrait by Jayne Somogy
Spotlight on Gypsy -- #5 in Famous Flirts series by Jayne Somogy
Rococo Coquette -- Mme. Pompadour, #2 in Famous Flirts Series by Jayne Somogy
The 5th, Beheaded -- Tudor Portrait, Catherine Howard, #3 in Famous Flirts Series by Jayne Somogy
Nile Nymph -- Cleopatra, #1 in Famous Flirts Series by Jayne Somogy
Apple, Snake, Woman -- Eve in Garden of Eden, #4 in Famous Flirts Series by Jayne Somogy
Apples and Oranges and Elephants, Oh My -- Whimsical Still Life w/ Elephant by Jayne Somogy
Hungarian Lullaby -- #1 Hungarian Rhapsody series by Jayne Somogy
Wedding March -- #3 Hungarian Rhapsody Series by Jayne Somogy
Small Boy, Big Grin -- Retro Portrait of Black Boy by Jayne Somogy
Twists, at 9 -- Portrait of African-American Boy by Jayne Somogy
The Boy Who Hated Cheerios -- Portrait of African-American Child by Jayne Somogy
Corduroy Overalls,1942 -- Retro Portrait of African-American Child by Jayne Somogy
Kirikou, Dreaming -- Portrait of Little African-American Girl by Jayne Somogy
'Punzel -- Portrait of Storybook Character Rapunzel by Jayne Somogy
Wolf Bait in the Woods -- Little Red Riding Hood Portrait by Jayne Somogy
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Tea Party -- humorous Mad Hatter portrait by Jayne Somogy
Fey -- the original -- Fantasy Elf Portrait with Polka Dots by Jayne Somogy
Sea Siren, Resting -- Whimsical Mermaid Drawing by Jayne Somogy
Nina Mae -- African-American Actress Portrait by Jayne Somogy
La Dame de Shanghai -- Asian Fashion Collage by Jayne Somogy
Minimalist Madness -- Whimsical Fashion Drawing by Jayne Somogy
Shabby Chic -- Art Deco Interior w/ Fashion Figure by Jayne Somogy
La Toilette -- Woman in Whimsical Art Deco Bathroom by Jayne Somogy
Erte'-esque -- Art Deco Interior w/ Fashion Figure by Jayne Somogy
Celestial Bodies -- Fashion Collage Portrait w/ Fabric and Crystals by Jayne Somogy
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