Cerulean Gallery, at 2762 Duniven Circle, on Friday opened its latest exhibition “Illuminations.”.
Not only is the event serving the cultural good, but a portion of the proceeds will benefit Faith City Mission, a local faith-based charity.
The displays is open for viewing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The work of four artists — three from Amarillo and one from Dallas — emphasizes “the beauty of abstract and realistic daily life.”
Jena Rawley Taylor, one of the artists and the director of Faith City Mission, uses a “high gloss enamel and automobile paint on board and canvas. The lacquer creates a glow and depth to her abstracts,” according to a press release by Cerulean.
Rawley Taylor’s series is inspired by passages in the Bible that deal with light, a common biblical motif.
The gallery features extensive works from Rawley Taylor, whose use of automotive paint does provide a reflection of light not usually projected by acrylics, oils or watercolors.
Ginger Nelson, another local artist, uses oils in thin layers to produce paintings of daily life from around the city from up-close perspectives. Both portraits and still-life subjects are on display in oil paintings with a distinct, whimsical and watercolor-like character.
Kristy Snell’s works, on the other hand, employ oils to “capture the dramatic natural and artificial light in realistic scenes.” Buildings from Amarillo are featured in her works.
The only out-of-town artist, Dallas’ Carmen Menza, provides Cerulean with not only canvases but also artistic “light boxes” composed of paint, LED lights and transformers. The soft light coming from within the light boxes provides warm variety to the already diverse exhibition.
All of the works on display will be for sale, and one piece has already sold. The gallery will have complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages, including wine, champagne and beer from the local Yellow City co-op brew pub.
The gallery hopes Illuminations will help support Faith City Mission, a “worthy organization that those in need,” the news release said. The exhibition will run until Sept. 9.
[Source:- Amarillo]
