{"id":10665,"date":"2022-09-02T05:35:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T05:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/?post_type=artist&#038;p=10665"},"modified":"2023-02-28T08:12:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T08:12:58","slug":"jane-smeets","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/artist\/jane-smeets\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Smeets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nature, connection and compassion thread through <a href=\"https:\/\/applecrossart.com\/artists\/jane-smeets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Smeets<\/a>\u2019 artwork. Living on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia has directed her attention to nature\u2019s life cycles, supporting creative expression and appreciation for the region\u2019s natural beauty. Her previous role as an arts psychotherapist in palliative services has significant influence on her art practice. Working with people facing end of life has raised her awareness of caring for life and the natural world. Humans and nature are not separate, and holistic care as a living system depends on the health of its organs and tissues \u2013 its land, seas, rivers, plants and creatures. Jane\u2019s large-scale mixed media paintings of birdlife and kangaroos invite the viewer to cultivate wonder and appreciation for the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/artworks\/jane-smeets-together-charcoal-on-canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Smeets<\/a>\u2019 recent oil paintings depict human engagement in nature. From a position of curiosity and observation she explores the underpinning tension relating to the importance of care and well being relating to humans and the natural environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nature, connection and compassion thread through Jane Smeets\u2019 artwork. Living on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia has directed her attention to nature\u2019s life cycles, supporting creative expression and appreciation for the region\u2019s natural beauty. Her previous role as an arts psychotherapist in palliative services has significant influence on her art practice. Working with people facing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10666,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[396],"tags":[430],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/10665"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artist"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/10665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12584,"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/10665\/revisions\/12584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exanimoart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}