Jane Carr Work on Exhibit at RAG
“Delaware County Pastoral” , works in egg tempera by Treadwell artist Jane Carr will be on exhibit at the Old Bank Gallery of The Roxbury Arts Group from January 13 through February 28. An opening reception will be helo on Saturday, January 13, from 2-4 pm.
Jane Carr
is a painter of landscapes in egg tempera on panel. Originally
trained as a sculptor at the Philadelphia College of Art and the Yale University
School of Art and Architecture, her paintings are an outgrowth of her polychromed
relief sculptures in wood. Carr uses the jewel-like quality of egg
tempera color to catch the effects of light and atmosphere in the long hollows
of the Western Catskills, and is particularly interested in how landscapes
are altered by farming, animals, buildings and weather.
During 2006, Carr has been working on a series of large landscapes, predominately pastoral, and all taken from Catskill locations within several miles of her home and studio in Treadwell. Often she includes antique farm machinery in her paintings.
Egg tempera is a classical medium that pre-dates oil paint and was commonly used centuries ago. Pure, ground pigment is mixed with egg yolk, forming transparent colors that are applied in cross-hatched layers over a white (gesso) ground. Light passes through the paint and is reflected back from the ground, resulting in a clarity and brilliance particular to this medium. Carr works from sketches, photographic reference and quick watercolor studies ( several of which will be included in the current exhibit). She teaches egg tempera classes in New York State and at the Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik, NT, Canada.
Jane Carr is a member of the Society of Tempera Painters, The Hamilton Street Club in Baltimore, The GNAF Society, The Cooperstown Art Association , the Upper Catskills Community Center for the Arts and is an artist member of The Smithy Pioneer Gallery in Coooperstown. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout the Catskills region.
The Old Bank Gallery, on Main St. Roxbury, is open M-F from 10-4, Saturdays from 1-4 and by appointment. Call (607) 326-7908.