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A chance to enjoy art, a glass of wine and meet a local artist awaits visitors of Cherry's Custom Framing and Art Gallery Friday evening.
Cherry Babcock, owner and operator of the gallery, was preparing for the next art show Friday afternoon. She said she was excited to display “Rural Observations,” the workings of Jason Sacran, and to have visitors come enjoy his company.
“He offers such a diverse collection of work,” Babcock said. “He has some absolutely awesome paintings.”
“And his personality is just as good as his art,” added Janet Peterson, a friend of Babcock's, at the gallery.
The show will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at Cherry's, 310 Howard St.
Sacran and his family live in Fort Smith, Ark., where he was the curator for the Fort Smith Art Center for almost three years. Last year, Jason became a full-time artist and painter, and teaches part-time as an adjunct instructor for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Jason is also the Arkansas state ambassador for the Portrait Society of America.
“My work is largely about the process of painting or making art,” Sacran said in a written statement about his work. “By embracing the process, the work becomes more than just the end result. Rather, it emphasizes growth through exploring, solving problems, questioning, trying new ideas, failing, persevering, and learning from experiences, both good and bad.
“I am a perceptual painter,” Sacran continued. “When painting, I observe my subject(s) closely, painting what I see. I paint people, landscapes and still lifes that evoke a mood or feeling introspectively relative. Atmosphere, personality, even smells, touch and hearing can affect the outcome of a painting. When creating, I rely on experience-guided intuition and expressive freedom; and though I am not opposed to the use of reference photos or even imagination, I prefer to work directly from live subjects. In my opinion there is no substitute for live subjects, especially when representing a subject as naturalistically as possible.
“Most of my work deals with forgotten and/or overlooked aspects of everyday life,” Sacran continued. “In them, I find there is a bittersweet tranquility to which I am drawn to. And, though this idea, or other underlying conceptual or narrative aspects, animates my work, my main intent is that the focus be about the painting itself. I want my work to stand on its own as a painting without having to explain it. I prefer any personal agenda or hidden meanings to remain silent, almost secretive, that they may or may not reveal themselves, letting the viewers build their own opinion.”
Sacran has a BFA in painting from Tennessee Tech University, and credits toward an MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
A chance to enjoy art, a glass of wine and meet a local artist awaits visitors of Cherry's Custom Framing and Art Gallery Friday evening.
Cherry Babcock, owner and operator of the gallery, was preparing for the next art show Friday afternoon. She said she was excited to display “Rural Observations,” the workings of Jason Sacran, and to have visitors come enjoy his company.
“He offers such a diverse collection of work,” Babcock said. “He has some absolutely awesome paintings.”
“And his personality is just as good as his art,” added Janet Peterson, a friend of Babcock's, at the gallery.
The show will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at Cherry's, 310 Howard St.
Sacran and his family live in Fort Smith, Ark., where he was the curator for the Fort Smith Art Center for almost three years. Last year, Jason became a full-time artist and painter, and teaches part-time as an adjunct instructor for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Jason is also the Arkansas state ambassador for the Portrait Society of America.
“My work is largely about the process of painting or making art,” Sacran said in a written statement about his work. “By embracing the process, the work becomes more than just the end result. Rather, it emphasizes growth through exploring, solving problems, questioning, trying new ideas, failing, persevering, and learning from experiences, both good and bad.
“I am a perceptual painter,” Sacran continued. “When painting, I observe my subject(s) closely, painting what I see. I paint people, landscapes and still lifes that evoke a mood or feeling introspectively relative. Atmosphere, personality, even smells, touch and hearing can affect the outcome of a painting. When creating, I rely on experience-guided intuition and expressive freedom; and though I am not opposed to the use of reference photos or even imagination, I prefer to work directly from live subjects. In my opinion there is no substitute for live subjects, especially when representing a subject as naturalistically as possible.
“Most of my work deals with forgotten and/or overlooked aspects of everyday life,” Sacran continued. “In them, I find there is a bittersweet tranquility to which I am drawn to. And, though this idea, or other underlying conceptual or narrative aspects, animates my work, my main intent is that the focus be about the painting itself. I want my work to stand on its own as a painting without having to explain it. I prefer any personal agenda or hidden meanings to remain silent, almost secretive, that they may or may not reveal themselves, letting the viewers build their own opinion.”
Sacran has a BFA in painting from Tennessee Tech University, and credits toward an MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
