Jodie Kain, a Contemporary Realist, paints emotionally charged figures utilizing skills from her classical and expressionistic training. Jodie works exclusively in the tactile medium of pastels. The accumulated experiences of her environment are the major influences on her work. The environmental characteristics and, most importantly, personalities of New York, London and Boston are captured in her paintings. Jodie's work is grounded firmly in figurative depictions, built with light and mass and mixed with a bit of humor and whimsy.