Art Works Gallery hosts “Abstracts and Figures” exhibit by Jennifer Rasmusson
By Linda Kiley
Art Works Gallery will present an exhibit of figurative and abstract art by Cedar City artist Jennifer Rasmusson. The opening reception will takes place May 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Art Works Gallery, in Cedar City. The exhibit shows through June 23.
“Painting is a conversation,” said Rasmusson. “I may have an idea of what I want to say but there is a process of give and take between myself and the marks on the canvas… there are always unexpected turns. My textural, painterly works examine ever-changing relationship in life. I work on a body of five or more paintings at a time.”
“Working on these paintings together I begin with quick layers of acrylic paint, allowing me to build up texture,” said Rasmusson.” In some works I will apply a plaster scratching back and painting over again. These first layers always show through somewhere in the finished work. They are where the conversation begins. Next I draw with charcoal, oil pastel or pastel, these marks will not be the final drawing, there are many times during the work to draw again. Drawing is coming to shape conclusions.”
“My favorite part is oil paint,” said Rasmusson. “The rich creamy texture and luminous color begin to tell the real story. The canvas and I understand each other and are better for the conversation we have had.”
Art Works is a fine art and fine craft gallery located in Cedar City, Utah. The gallery represents local, regional and national artists, who create in a wide variety of mediums and styles. The gallery mission is to facilitate a culture that validates artists at all professional levels, and cultivates the idea that “good” art is defined not always by formula, but by the viewer’s emotional response. Art Works Gallery is located at 16 N 100 W in Cedar City.
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