Pointillism/Stippling

Weaving attention to detail while capturing emotional expression…

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Pointillism/Stippling was first introduced in the 1880’s, in the wake of impressionism, by the French artist Georges Pierre Seurat. A pointillism technique is when dots are grouped together to form an image. The closer the dots are, the darker the tones. When looked at from afar the pieces usually depict a finely detailed picture.

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Title: This Child Lost; 11″ x17″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

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Title: Masked; 17″ x 11″
Medium: Pointillsm/Stippling; Pen and Ink

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Title: Sombrero Surprise; 17″ x11″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

Following years of painting perspective renderings Jacquelyn expanded her portfolio using this stippling technique. Her first pointillism pieces were done while employed as an award winning graphic designer in Wyoming. The focus of this collection are local Indian tribes and a wide range of children’s expressions.

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Title: Decade of Growth; 11″ x17″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

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Title: Apgar 10/10 – Head; 11″ x17″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

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Title: Apgar 10/10 – Feet; 17″ x11″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

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Jacquelyn’s stippling pieces are so intricate that in many cases it is hard to tell if they are done by hand or computer. All are done by hand with Rapidiograph© pens and black india ink.

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Title: A Touch of Culture; 11″ x17″
Medium: Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: Peacock; 11″ x17″
Medium: Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: Young Fiber Artist; 11″ x17″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

“I started stippling as an extension of idle doodling and a break from my day job of demanding rapid deadlines. It was a perfect balance in which I could process my own experiences and anxiety. I quickly fell for the meditative qualities; millions of random dots coordinate to produce a powerful statement; elegant, clean and honest.”

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Title: Get a Grip 2; 11″ x17″
Medium: Stippling/Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: Get a Grip 1; 11″ x17″
Medium: Stippling/Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: A Passion For The Past; 11″ x17″
Medium: Stippling/Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things; 17″ x11″
Medium: Stippling/Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: Geronimo; 11″ x17″
Medium: Stippling/Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: The Investment; 11″ x17″
Medium: Stippling/Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: Sputters; 11″ x17″
Medium: Stippling/Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: Acceleration; 11″ x17″
Medium: Stippling/Pointillism; Pen and Ink

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Title: The Sisters Three; 11″ x17″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

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Title: Julie Through The Glass; 11″ x17″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

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Title: Indian Chief; 11″ x14″
Medium: Pointillism; Pen and Ink.

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Title: Tea & Sympathy with an Angel; 17″ x11″
Medium: Pointillism/Stippling; Pen and Ink

Presently AscenderRisesAbove is looking for a gallery to feature the Stippling collection.

Stippling originals and prints are available for purchase.

“I see these images as engravings of dreams. Pixelated and disintegrating dreams, they morph one into the other and then dissipate, dot by dot, until awakening. The pieces in front of us capture the last most vivid vision. In fact, this brings me to the notion that one possible way to recall dreams forgotten right after the awakening moment could be by dots — a simple and elegant solution! The lack of lines deprives the viewer of a continuous visual reference, hampering focus; as a result the paintings appear to be covered by a gauze (made of the innumerable microscopic white dots), which further enhances the dreamlike quality…. (read more of this Jacquelyn Berl’s pointillist critique by Arts&Critique here.)

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Find remaining pointillism  limited edition prints here.

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☛ The fine print:
All images in this album are Copyrighted © 2016 Jacquelyn Berl, All Rights Reserved.
Please feel free to read about the art I have created here. Feel free to wonder how I created it, why I created it, what it means. It is free to talk about it.
It is not free to take a copy of it, to print it out, to post it on your blog, to call it your own, to use it inside your art, or to make money from it in any way.
Duplication in partial or complete of these images, the creation of derivatives or any other reproduction is illegal as stated in the Copyright Law of the USA.