Inspired by primitive art, mythology, and the painting process, self-taught artist Jesse Reno creates large and compelling mixed media paintings. Jesse’s painting style is exuberant and intuitive. He uses acrylic paint on wood and, sometimes, paper, putting down one color and then another, often using his hands and fingers. He lays down the colors without planning, putting one color next to another–and that, he explains, is the key. Later he reworks each section of the painting finding ideas in the media and process as each painting develops. Quoting writer Rice Freeman-Zachery “He does this over and over until he loves what he sees. It’s not enough for him to merely like what he’s done; he wants to push past that until he loves it.”