Jesse Reno Paintings

Jesse Reno is a mixed-media painter living and working in Portland, OR.

This next video documents jesse reno’s painting process, as he works on 4 paintings simutaniously from start to finish. one of the paintings becomes collaged into one of the others so he ends with 3 finished pieces. the idea was to document jesse’s process as pure and true to form as possible. jumping from one piece to another and back again as the impulses and urges push and pull him. painting over layer after layer as he searches for just the right feeling, composition, meaning, and colors he needs to see to call a painting finished. through out the video there are still shots that hold every so often to help the viewer better see each piece in its entirety durring its process.

The video was shot over the course of 4 days, in the course of aproximatly 36 hrs. it was all shot as a series of still photographs adding up to approximatly 30,000 photos. wisa kuuttila shot all the photos and assembled them into the animation. jesse composed, recorded, and produced all the music.

Jesse Reno – Wind From Many Directions

Jesse Reno – You Have To Want It

Jesse Reno – Becoming A Chief

Jesse Reno – Like A Real Life Gypsy Curse

Jesse Reno – A Snake With Wings And No Hands

Jesse Reno – Whenever your ready

Jesse Reno – Spider Rabbit

Jesse Reno – The Blur Of Time And Space

Jesse Reno – The Bull Arrives At Dusk

Jesse Reno

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