More art from Appalachia

Art Exhibit: February 21 – March 29, 2014

Working Class Portraits by Jonathan Murrill

 Reception Friday February 21 5 – 7 p.m. Free and Open to the Public

Redeemed                           Charcoal
 

                          Please come and enjoy Great Art and  

                              Great Live Music by Eric Lanoue

                                                                                                                                    

 

Perspective Gallery  continues its focus on Appalachian artists and subject with Jonathan Murrill’s “Working Class Portraits.”   Jonathan, a Roanoke Valley native and emerging artist, graduated with an M.F.A. from Radford University and currently teaches art at Craig County High School and Virginia Western Community College.

 

Cammo-Man                                                     Oil on Canvas

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“In my concentration of oil painting I focus primarily on the human expression and personalities of many Southwest Virginia workers I have worked alongside.  Through my co -workers I have gained a deeper understanding of the lifestyle, struggles, and the human spirit that each of these workers embodies.  My intention in my own work is to rediscover the human spirit of the working class through the use of expression.

In my own work I have found that the techniques of scraping the paint into and out of the canvas allow for the rugged and tattered feel that these workers possess.  I work completely without a brush using palette knives or any other tool capable of scraping and degrading the canvas surface.  Overall, my work does not represent an idealistic beauty, but rather, it represents the emotional kaleidoscope of each individual.”

Jonathan Murrill

http://www.murrillart.com/