americana themehttp://www.charlottajanssen.com/americana-theme/Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:00:40 +0000en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Americana Trailer Park ... Opening Fall 2009 at NYSG Gallery, New YorkCharlotta JanssenThu, 05 Mar 2009 14:02:46 +0000http://www.charlottajanssen.com/americana-theme/2009/3/5/americana-trailer-park-opening-fall-2009-at-nysg-gallery-new.html316775:3312907:3211282I've narrowed down my color spectrum and have been working on this theme for a while. I collect lots and lost of old pictures of groups or portraits and paint large scale images from them in white, black, aqua and grey iron. After I'm done I 'rust' the painting and the grays oxidize into orange, red and brown tones and bleed into the others. I like bringing out the kinetic energy of awkward characters from a time past, where smiling for a picture wasn't an epidemic ... if you have any old family pics of this kind and want to see what I come up with: scan and send it to me via 'americana interactive'. If it fits my theme and I get round to painting from it, I'll send you an 8" x 10" print.

My next show in this vein will be: 'AMERICANA TRAILER PARK' for now will be at NYSG gallery in fall 2009 ... 

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