ARTIST DEMONSTRATION
“Jane Davies: Fresh Paint, Works in Progress”
Artist Demonstration at Edgewater Gallery
at the Falls in Middlebury
Saturday, February 3, 11AM-3PM
This free artist demonstration is an opportunity for viewers to observe abstract painter Jane Davies’ dynamic artistic process as she creates her colorful mixed media compositions.
Jane Davies says about her work:
My process involves a back-and-forth play between spontaneous, intuitive mark-making, and careful deliberation and intention: I think of it as letting things happen, and making things happen. I make a move, and then the painting reveals something new to respond to. Each move changes the whole piece and sets up a new set of challenges. It takes practice and continued effort to stay present to this dialog and not get carried away by the desire for a quick result or an easy resolution. It requires trust in my own intuitive responses, and a willingness to not-know, to not have the route laid out like a road map.
I usually start a piece either by getting some color down on the surface with paint, and then start adding collage elements, or the other way around: starting with collage, and then adding paint. I generally build layers of collage and paint this way until the piece is almost finished. Then I put it aside for at least a day in order to look again with fresh eyes and see what it needs.
About Jane Davies:
A former potter and designer of textiles and paper goods, Jane Davies is a full-time artist, teacher, and writer, now working in collage, paint, and encaustic. She maintains a studio in Rupert and teaches workshops there and nationwide. Her book, Abstract Painting: The Elements of Visual Language, is available through Edgewater Gallery.
INFORMATION
Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls
1 Mill Street
Middlebury 05753
(802) 458-0098
Hours:
Wednesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM
Sunday, 11AM-4PM
Image: (top)
Scaled Up #1
by Jane Davies
36″x36″
acrylic on canvas