Napoleon Crossing the Alps Jeannie L Paske For many contemporary painters

For many contemporary painters

she blends her Southeast-Asian heritage

"Twisting copious incongruous strands

His current work blooms from the buds of daydreams that reveal an observant love of nature and overlooked liminal worlds where the real becomes surreal and illusion delves into allusion

and it’s willingness to embrace the artifice as the sincere

Napoleon Crossing the Alps Jeannie L Paske For many contemporary paintersOil on canvas 24 x 30 in. 2023 Framing included Original inspiration: Jacques Louis David Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1801 Jennika Bastian is a San Francisco based magical realism painter and mask maker. One of her favorite quotes is "Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths" by Joseph Campbell. She views her artwork as a dance between these realms. When Jennika was 5 years old she taught herself how to lucid dream. Her aesthetic is informed