Life's journey painted on canvas
Published June 24, 2012 Sunday Gleaner Amitabh Sharma Contributor W hat is art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the real, said Indian poet, playwright and painter Rabindranath Tagore; a phrase that encapsulates Jacquelyne Hussey-Pearson's life and work, where she pours all her emotions inspired by the vastness around her. This multifaceted artist's life story is like a palette, glowing rich colours, mixed with speckles of grey, and exuding grit and courage. A breast cancer survivor, she has never let physical pain affect her, and instead, she has immersed herself into putting more colour and creating larger-than-life images. "I am a very blessed spirit and the people around me encourage me and I am enhanced by critique because it can always turn my work into (something) positive," she said. Abstracts have been her forte since she started painting, from capturing Hurricane Katrina's landfall in New Orlea...