Jesse Reno lives and works in his home studio in Portland, Oregon. His style: Contemporary Primitive - Of the present, yet returning to primitive forms for insight. A search for understanding through introspection and self-examination. A basic wisdom stemming from the experience of one's own ideas, ideals, and dreams, rather than the intricacies of technical or institutional knowledge. Abstract Narrative - A visual narrative derived from an intuitive combination of abstract shapes, symbols and anthropomorphic forms. A stream-of-consciousness process of creation without a preconceived goal beyond expression of thoughts and feelings, in flowing succession, until a narrative emerges free of judgment, and true in and of itself.