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Actress/artist Jane Seymour inspires local sculptor's tribute.

SUZANNE CHESSLER

Special to the Jewish News

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ctress and artist Jane
Seymour will have a sur-
prise when she appears at
an Ann.Arbor gallery to
talk about her colorful paintings.
She'll be shown a sculptural repre-
sentation of her face — done by
Birmingham artist Ronald Paysner,
who exhibits his landscapes at the
same gallery.
The sculpture of Seymour's face,
encrusted with beads, is part of a
Paysner celebrity series that has been
featured at other local spaces.
"I do these celebrity sculptures when
I find pictures that are inspirational,"
Clockwise from top right:
says Paysner, who will attend one of the
Jane Seymour shows her work
two Seymour receptions, 6-9 p.m.
at Ave Maria Fine Art
Thursday, Oct. 18, and 4-8 p.m.
Gallery in Ann Arbor.
Friday, Oct. 19, at the Ave Maria Fine
Art Gallery at Ann Arbor's Domino's
A floral painting by Seymour.
Farms.
At the receptions, the actress-artist
Sculptor Ronald Paysner and his
will talk about her works and answer
likeness of Jane Seymour.
questions about her style, technique
and creative insights. She also will
make personal dedications for all of
"It's my stress relief. I really like
her paintings purchased during her
color. I suppose that's why I do a lot
appearances.
of flowers because that's where you
"Jane Seymour is a continuing artist
find the most vibrant color."
at Ave Maria and exhibits lots of flo-
rals," Paysner says. "I also am a continu-
Painting On Location
ing artist and show semi-abstract paint-
ings. I take liberties with scenes, but
Seymour, 50, who still has a home in
viewers will be able to recognize trees or
her native England, generally works
bushes. Both of us use bright colors."
out of a studio in California, on movie
Paysner, 60, a former teacher, lost
sets and during travels.
many relatives in the Holocaust and
She often thinks of her artwork as a
has done an emotion-provoking series
way of giving, and has sold many
of 12 paintings for the Holocaust
works to benefit charities, such as the
Memorial Center in West Bloomfield.
Make-A-Wish Foundation, Sunrise
He made the Seymour sculpture start-
Children's Hospital Foundation and
ing with clay, forming a mold out of
the Christopher Reeve Paralysis
liquid plastic, painting over the hard-
Foundation. The actress has a personal
ened materials and then adding semi-
connection to Reeve since starring
precious beads.
with him in the feature film
Seymour, best known for her TV
Somewhere in Time.
series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,
Early in her acting career, Seymour
began painting nearly a decade ago
changed her name from Frankenberg.
and does florals, family images and
Although her father was Jewish, she
outdoor scenes using watercolors and
has told interviewers that she was
oils.
raised without religion. An article in
"It's almost like a meditation for
In Style magazine shows that she now
me," the artist has told friends. "It's
celebrates an elaborate Christmas in
something that takes me away from all
England with her husband, director
the distractions of life.
James Keach, four children, two

stepchildren and many friends.
The actress played an American
Jewish woman trapped in Europe dur-
ing World War II in the TV mini-
series War and Remembrance, which
was based on the Herman Wouk novel.
Seymour, who traces an early inter-
est in art to visiting museums with her
family, was influenced by Matisse,
Chagall and Dufy. She feels watercolor
is closer to the artist's hand and heart
than any other medium.
"I've started painting on silk," she
says. "I also have done T-shirts, and
that's a fun way of wearing art. It's one
thing to have a painting on the wall;
it's another thing to wear the art with
a pair of blue jeans." ❑

Jane Seymour introduces her art-
work 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18,
and 4-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at
the Ave Maria Fine Art Gallery, 24
Frank Lloyd Wright Dr., Domino's
Farms, Ann Arbor. The entrance is
off Lobby B, and reservations are
required. For the complimentary
tickets, call (734) 930-7514.

