Jolene Dames is a self-taught artist who has spent the last two decades painting for movies, television and theater. Although most of her time is spent working on set, she continues to create her own large-scale paintings for decorators, corporations and private collectors. Jolene’s paintings are inspired by her world travels and her techniques are influenced by her career as a scenic artist/designer working on such films as, The Avengers, Jack Reacher, The Dark Knight Rises and numerous other productions. Jolene is also a maker of assemblages, which are constructed with “found objects” from all over the globe. Recently, Jolene worked on the film set, You Are My Friend, a movie about Mister Rogers starring Tom Hanks.
