Announcing the opening reception of “Inner Landscapes”

With “Inner Landscapes,” contemporary artist Ruth Hunter manages to brilliantly convey the connection between raw human emotions and the interplay of color and texture.  Exploring the dreamlike world of the subconscious, Hunter brings that concept forward, using color as her catalyst, her work beautifully figurative.  “I never work with an idea in mind, I just start to paint and let the color guide me. The stories develop as I work. It’s very much conversation between me and the painting,” she said. 

“Ruth’s work  is very engaging with viewers…”

…full of mood and emotion, beautifully executed.” Hunter’s exhibition coincides with The Island Writers Network book signing at Picture This Gallery from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and the island’s popular Gallery Hop, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 14th.  “The evening seemed perfectly suited for an opening reception of Inner Landscapes,” said Mira Scott of Picture This Gallery. 

Working primarily in the mediums of oil and wax!

Hunter will show 30 paintings, ranging from large canvases, to works on masonite, luane, and paper.  “I love the translucent quality the wax gives the paint and the ability to build up layers easily. I can work continuously without stopping,” Hunter said.  In Recurring Dream, the reclining figure is on the verge of change, according to Hunter, who explains her work as intuitive.  “The golden colors beneath are symbolic of change and rejuvenation, while she is in turquoise, in flux between two worlds. The red over it is a strong passionate color. It seems as though the reclining figure has been here before. The title just kept insisting, as I was painting it. Even my titling is intuitive in that sense,” Hunter said.

    
Emotions by color, the concept dreamlike!

The Savannah artist finds her palette turning more toward the reds these days.  Having studied fine art in Dallas, Texas, she began her early career as a portrait artist, later finding her painting heavily influenced by the figure.  Her work reflects the influences of colorists such as Mark Rothko’s color field paintings, with the sense that viewers can walk right into them, along with Marc Chagall’s dreamlike imagery, and Gustav Klimt’s disproportion of the figure.  Hunter uses the figure to tell a story, emotions by color, the concept dreamlike.  By Anne Feldman 

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Inner Landscapes will be on view through January 30th at Picture This Gallery.  For more information call (843) 842-5299. picturethis@hargray.com