Up next in The Arts Station Gallery: New works by Jeanne Parker

Jeanne is a lifelong resident of beautiful Fernie who has always enjoyed working with her hands and being artistic. Many people will have seen Jeanne’s previous works at The Arts Co-op, in group shows at The Arts Station, as the featured artist in The Fernie Fix, or have seen her painting live on 2nd Ave., during the Summer Socials.

From the Hive to the Canvas, is her first solo show and showcases her most recent works in encaustic, a medium she has been working with for over six years. Encaustic is an ancient Greek art in which heated beeswax, pigment, and resin are used to create images. Her interest in the medium began after taking a basic introduction to encaustic workshop, followed by another in Calgary, and then another in Whitefish and the rest is history. Jeanne sets a great example about how rewarding it can be to try something new; she never knew when she took that first introduction course that it would begin a lifelong love affair with encaustics.

Jeanne enjoys working with encaustics because it allows her to use her imagination to create one of a kind works of art. She works with the wax while it is warm and paints layers of melted beeswax onto her canvas to create beautiful texture and feeling in her work. Her works have such depth that it looks like the flowers are coming out of the canvas to greet the viewer.

Her paintings in this exhibition are a collection of her most recent works and share the common theme of nature, something that is very important to Jeanne. Viewers can expect to see beautiful and tactile works depicting trees, flowers, and natural imagery from Fernie.

Please join Jeanne Parker for light refreshments and a first look at these beautiful works of art at her opening reception on Thursday, January 30 at 7 p.m.

The exhibit continues until Monday, January 28.

The Arts Station

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