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New Artist and Digital Art at Art du Jour Gallery in March – Updated

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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
Endorfin, digital art by Robert Sharp

Butterfly Away, watercolor by Deanna St Martin

Art du Jour is pleased to announce our new member Deanna St. Martin who will be the featured artist in the main gallery for the month of March. Her vibrant, spontaneous paintings start out simply as she uses Halloween cobwebs to create the texture for the under paintings. She then sprays on liquid watercolors and manipulates the paint, moving it, brushing it and continuing to amend the painting. She uses watercolors, ephemeral, watercolor pencils, acrylics, watercolor paper and Yopo. St. Martin says, “The slickness of the Yupo combined with the viscosity of the paint interact perfectly to create chaos and out of chaos comes harmony of design.” Her inspiration comes from nature and things that she sees every day.

Blackbird Pie, by Ron Hodgdon

The works of two digital artists, Ron Hodgdon and Robert Sharp will be featured

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February 28th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Art du Jour, Gallery Exhibits and News, March Events, March Events, New Works & Announcements, to Collectors, to Parents, to Residents, to Visitors | Leave a comment