complementary colored grounds. As time went on she increasingly monumentalized and abstracted their forms, layering different kinds of leaves, with contrasting colors, shapes and textures. The close-up camera views on which the paintings and watercolors of leaves are based allow for microscopic examination of multiple surface variations and tones, while their large scale, rich colors, and dense layering of paint transforms them into dramatic emblems. As the series continued through 2004, Aronson focused increasingly on formal concerns and the evocation of vitality. In the paintings and watercolors of sea-grape leaves that she collected in Anguilla, the colors radiate tropical beauty, the compositions stress the complex patterns of leaf stems and veins, and the leaves are subjectified by filling the entire pictorial space." Following the Leaves series Aronson began exploring the forms of rocks and water, which led to a series she calls While Rome Burns. Aronson is a member of the National Association of Women Artists, Artists Equity and a Board Member of The Skowhegan School. Awards Awards include: Painting Award - Stratton Arts Festival, Stratton, VT; Individual Artist Grant – Painting, Vermont Council on the Arts; Purchase Award - Illuminated Thoughts Juried Traveling Exhibition, Sponsored by: Vermont Council on the Arts; *Painting Award - 4 Winds Gallery Regional Art Exhibition, Ferrisburg, VT References External links Artist's website "Jan Aronson" Artnet 1949 births American artists Bronfman family University of New Orleans alumni National Association of Women Artists members Living people Carl M. Loeb family 21st-century American women