May 31st, 2011
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Author: Jane Seymour can be described a number of ways: award-winning film and television star, Bond Girl, author, painter, “Dancing with the Stars” alum, jewelry and cosmetics pitchwoman and on and on.
Now we can add “moadie” to the list.
“It’s a mother roadie,” said Seymour. “And it could be your worst nightmare.”
Seymour has twin 15-year-old sons with actor/producer husband James Keach. One of the twins, Johnny — whose godfather happens to be the late country music icon Johnny Cash — has a band called Plead the Fifth (www.pt5music.com), which has been asked to open for Cheap Trick’s European tour through England and Ireland starting next week.
And Seymour is going on the road to moadie it up following Plead the Fifth as her son and his band mates creatively express themselves through their music.
In addition, Seymour’s oldest son, Sean Flynn — from her marriage to David Flynn — is coming into his own as a fine arts photographer and it all ties in real nicely from a creative family standpoint. In fact, Seymour and Flynn plan a collaboration in which she does an original painting onto one of his photographs.
That in turn brings it back around to an aspect of Seymour’s career that local collectors are familiar with, and that is her art. Once again, Seymour will bring her creations to Wentworth Gallery in the King of Prussia Plaza June 3 to 4. It is the third consecutive year that she has exhibited at the gallery, which offers collectors a chance to meet Seymour and purchase an original painting or sculpture.
“All of this came out of adversity. It’s turned into an opportunity to express myself in a very personal way,” said the 60-year-old Seymour in a recent telephone interview from her home in Malibu. “And I think that’s what is happening to my children; they’re expressing themselves in very personal ways.
“Some people say, ‘How did you learn how to do this?’ I always say if something is real, real people will identify with it. If it’s fake and manufactured, it’s no longer your expression and therefore it isn’t perceived in the same way.”
Seymour admitted that’s she more excited about what her children are doing now than what she’s currently got going on. So add “proud mom” to the list of Jane Seymour monikers.
“I’m getting my kids to play me their music. I want to see their influences. Who are you are listening to? What do you watch? What do you read? What’s happening in your world?” she said.
“And I think that can only instill my art with something, like their art, that transcends generations. My art transcends generations, all of whom seem to respond to my artwork. And the same thing is happening to Johnny’s band and the same with Sean — a lot of really young, hip people are going crazy for his photography, but so are some older collectors. It’s really wonderful. It sort of has a universal appeal.”
As if it all weren’t enough — Seymour is fresh off a gig as a reporter for Entertainment Tonight covering the recent royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. As a British native and now an American citizen, Seymour provided her unique perspective on the festivities. Continued…
“And it was a lot of fun because with all the major journalists there, I was obviously chasing the story like they were,” she said. “But at the same time, they were interviewing me and I kind of became part of the story, too. So I was working both sides of the camera and loving every minute of it.”
Although she didn’t get to meet the royal couple — “They were kind of busy” — she did get to talk with Prince Harry, William’s brother and son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana.
“I just walked up and said hello, he said hello back and then we just had a chat,” she said.
Seymour is still active in film and her next movie, which opens June 3 in New York and Los Angeles, is called “Love, Wedding, Marriage,” and co-stars James Brolin, Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz and Jessica Szohr. It’s about a happy newlywed marriage counselor (Moore) whose views on wedded bliss get thrown for a loop when she finds out her parents (Seymour and Brolin) are getting divorced.
As for the Philadelphia show, expect to see more contemporary pieces from Seymour, lots from the “Open Heart” series pieces that she’s known for, and even one piece from son Sean’s library of photography work.
“We’ve got some really great collectors in Philadelphia,” she said. “I’ve been told they’ve already sold a number of pieces before I’ve even gotten there. So I’m really looking forward to seeing some of the collectors. I have friends in the city, so it’s always a treat for me.”
Jane Seymour Show,
featuring the artist herself,
will be on display
at Wentworth Gallery,
The Court, King of Prussia,
690 W. DeKalb Pike,
King of Prussia, PA 19406, Continued…
Jane Seymour can be described a number of ways: award-winning film and television star, Bond Girl, author, painter, “Dancing with the Stars” alum, jewelry and cosmetics pitchwoman and on and on.
Now we can add “moadie” to the list.
“It’s a mother roadie,” said Seymour. “And it could be your worst nightmare.”
Seymour has twin 15-year-old sons with actor/producer husband James Keach. One of the twins, Johnny — whose godfather happens to be the late country music icon Johnny Cash — has a band called Plead the Fifth (www.pt5music.com), which has been asked to open for Cheap Trick’s European tour through England and Ireland starting next week.
And Seymour is going on the road to moadie it up following Plead the Fifth as her son and his band mates creatively express themselves through their music.
In addition, Seymour’s oldest son, Sean Flynn — from her marriage to David Flynn — is coming into his own as a fine arts photographer and it all ties in real nicely from a creative family standpoint. In fact, Seymour and Flynn plan a collaboration in which she does an original painting onto one of his photographs.
That in turn brings it back around to an aspect of Seymour’s career that local collectors are familiar with, and that is her art. Once again, Seymour will bring her creations to Wentworth Gallery in the King of Prussia Plaza June 3 to 4. It is the third consecutive year that she has exhibited at the gallery, which offers collectors a chance to meet Seymour and purchase an original painting or sculpture.
“All of this came out of adversity. It’s turned into an opportunity to express myself in a very personal way,” said the 60-year-old Seymour in a recent telephone interview from her home in Malibu. “And I think that’s what is happening to my children; they’re expressing themselves in very personal ways.
“Some people say, ‘How did you learn how to do this?’ I always say if something is real, real people will identify with it. If it’s fake and manufactured, it’s no longer your expression and therefore it isn’t perceived in the same way.”
Seymour admitted that’s she more excited about what her children are doing now than what she’s currently got going on. So add “proud mom” to the list of Jane Seymour monikers.
“I’m getting my kids to play me their music. I want to see their influences. Who are you are listening to? What do you watch? What do you read? What’s happening in your world?” she said.
“And I think that can only instill my art with something, like their art, that transcends generations. My art transcends generations, all of whom seem to respond to my artwork. And the same thing is happening to Johnny’s band and the same with Sean — a lot of really young, hip people are going crazy for his photography, but so are some older collectors. It’s really wonderful. It sort of has a universal appeal.”
As if it all weren’t enough — Seymour is fresh off a gig as a reporter for Entertainment Tonight covering the recent royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. As a British native and now an American citizen, Seymour provided her unique perspective on the festivities.
“And it was a lot of fun because with all the major journalists there, I was obviously chasing the story like they were,” she said. “But at the same time, they were interviewing me and I kind of became part of the story, too. So I was working both sides of the camera and loving every minute of it.”
Although she didn’t get to meet the royal couple — “They were kind of busy” — she did get to talk with Prince Harry, William’s brother and son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana.
“I just walked up and said hello, he said hello back and then we just had a chat,” she said.
Seymour is still active in film and her next movie, which opens June 3 in New York and Los Angeles, is called “Love, Wedding, Marriage,” and co-stars James Brolin, Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz and Jessica Szohr. It’s about a happy newlywed marriage counselor (Moore) whose views on wedded bliss get thrown for a loop when she finds out her parents (Seymour and Brolin) are getting divorced.
As for the Philadelphia show, expect to see more contemporary pieces from Seymour, lots from the “Open Heart” series pieces that she’s known for, and even one piece from son Sean’s library of photography work.
“We’ve got some really great collectors in Philadelphia,” she said. “I’ve been told they’ve already sold a number of pieces before I’ve even gotten there. So I’m really looking forward to seeing some of the collectors. I have friends in the city, so it’s always a treat for me.”
Jane Seymour Show,
featuring the artist herself,
will be on display
at Wentworth Gallery,
The Court, King of Prussia,
690 W. DeKalb Pike,
King of Prussia, PA 19406,
Friday and Saturday,
June 3 and 4.
Info: 610-337-8988 or
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