Saturday at the J – Spring Juried Last Look
Last Looks: 2020 Spring Juried Exhibit!
Yesterday, August 28 marked the last day of the 2020 Spring Juried Exhibit!
Here are some last looks at some of the artwork that was showcased at the J.
Stay tuned for the 2020 Fall Juried Exhibit.
Margaret
acrylic
22″ x 28″
Donna Washington
Thankfully I have been greatly influenced by my dad who was a creative, artistic man with an appreciation of fine art. His black and white photographs of trees, clouds, and people were full of expressive light and shadow in beautiful compositions.
As a child, I began drawing figures more than anything else. That love was nurtured in art classes with the subjects being models. I still have a large painting I did at the National Academy School of Fine Arts, NYC, NY where I received my greatest encouragement from my teacher Louis Bouchet.
Most of my figure paintings have been inspired by my dad’s candid photographs of family as well as from my own photos.
I took several years off from painting and illustrated a children’s book with pen and ink.. I’m excited to explore painting again with a fresh approach.
Thank you,
Donna Washington
Daydreamers
oil
32″ x 32″
Lady in the Blue Chair
acrylic
30″ x 40″
Wind Song
merino, cotton, silk habotai, silk mesh, silk strands, kozo, sumi ink, hemp yarn
24.5″ x 20.5″
Lisa Nakama
My medium is fiber: wool, a variety of silks, plant fibers (cotton, ramie, viscose), Japanese and Korean papers, acid dyes and sumi ink. These materials come together endlessly with water, and soap, and work. I am constantly experimenting as I learn and grow as a visual artist. I am interested in creating new languages and playing with ancient forms.
Lately, I have been deconstructing and rearranging pieces until something speaks. This work says we can come apart, fall to pieces, and be put together again in new ways. This is familiar to me. I believe art can help us shift our perspectives, see things anew, grow our empathy.
I think the world needs this.
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Drum Song
joomchi papers, habotai silk, sumi ink, merino, floss and yard
34″ x 24″
Improv
joomchi papers, habotai silk, sumi ink, merino, floss and yarn
36″ x 25.5″
Moving Forward
acrylic on canvas
40″ x 30″
Our Multiple Selves
acrylic on paper
22.5″ x 30″
David Syre
I have been creatively active for my entire life. In the last 10 years, I focused my creativity and visions on visual art-making, especially paintings, drawings, and sculptures. My daily spiritual practice makes me believe that we can expand the understanding of ourselves and our communities through transcendent practices and unconventional experiences. Hence, I am interested in discovering and unveiling truth and union through the process of art-making — for myself, and for humanity.
My representations of the countryside, dreams, people, and creative visions are expressed with different styles ranging from abstractionism to action painting, from minimalism to surrealism I often get lost in the painting process following inner stimuli rather than premeditated images. My art is witness to my evolving psyche and internal dialogue and it spontaneously manifests itself as an intuitive offering.
Nature and landscape, and especially the Nooksack River, have always been a prominent source of inspiration -professionally and personally- and, artistically, I have developed an intimate relationship with it as a symbol of realization, intuition, power, and creation. I often think of art as a place for personal transformation, for myself and the viewer, and as a tool to connect people from all over the world.
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Kathryn Glowen
My art practice explores nature through the use of personal objects, longevity, and the richness found in vintage and mundane fabric.
The process I use to make two-and three-dimensional work involves repetitive hand movement and simple tools. Repetition transforms the work into an object for meditation.
In my work, I focus on upcycling, re-use, and sustainability to create art based on traditional women’s activities in fabric (patchwork quilting, stitchery, etc.), as well as objects relating to other crafting practices. Touching, cutting, folding and gathering reveal layers of memory for the artist and the viewer.
Color is a very important part of my artistic practice. The mixture of colors may trigger different responses such as pleasure, sadness, or excitement. (Note: “Gi-Gi’s Country Garden” is a work based on material acquired in a small fabric store in rural southern France.)
Over time, one may notice the trends in our society of color, textures, and patterns in the mundane and everyday environment.
Rosette Nebula
mixed media on paper
22″ x 31″
Rosette
mixed media on paper
22″ x 31″