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The Power Of

The Machine

Artist Jaclyn Schanes interprets auto mechanics.

Suzanne Chessler | Contributing Writer

J

aclyn Schanes attends annual auto
shows, but her immediate focus is not
getting behind one or another tempt-
ing wheel.
Instead, Schanes prefers getting in front
of canvases — with an array of brushes and
paints beside her — to create artistic turns
on the reality crafted by vehicle designers.
Schanes, whose varied aesthetic projects
have included glass and clothing, currently
is moving rapidly with painted representa-
tions of cars according to individual com-
missions. Working out of a studio in her
Ferndale home, Schanes has developed

murals to fill office spaces and small paint-
ings to decorate private interiors.
“I want to tell stories about the cars —
where they came from and the feelings con-
nected to them,” Schanes says. “I paint with
acrylics, which is a slow process because I
have to let a color dry before moving on to
the next one.”
The artist — an alum of Detroit’s College
for Creative Studies where auto design holds
great importance — explains her feelings
about Detroit’s annual North American
International Auto Show.
“I have worked at the auto show for art

galleries, been there for fun but, most of all,
considered it a holiday of inspiration,” she
says. “Beyond painting cars invented here
in Detroit, I feel a comradeship with the
people in the industry.
“The Detroit Auto Show is a gallery of
gems proving the power of the machine,
how it can look and what is to come. I am
moved by the moving gem, and it moves me
to move people with the vehicles through
my eyes and out the tips of my fingers.
“Friends from around the world come
back to Detroit as if it truly is a holiday,
and we celebrate and have parties solely for

designers, artists and serious car people. I
love the passion and enthusiasm and try
to provide my patrons with visions of their
cars in a new light. As a Detroit artist, I
owe many thanks to the Auto Show for a
‘CAReer!’”
Schanes, 31 and single, also has been
immersed in self-portraits using watercol-
ors. She grew up in West Bloomfield and
returned to Michigan after trying different
forms of artistry in Chicago, San Francisco
and London.

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The North American International Auto Show runs Jan. 16-24, at Cobo Center in Detroit. $7-$13. (248) 283-5173; naias.com. For more about Jaclyn Schanes, visit jaclynschanesonline.com.

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