“Forager of Seeds” mixed media on panel by Jan Rimerman
24″ x 24″ x 1.75″
“Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge” mixed media on birch panel by Jan Rimerman
36″ x 36″ x 1.75″
“King of the Forest” mixed media on birch panel by Jan Rimerman
36″ x 36″ x 1.75″
“My paintings are powered charcoal, gelled onto watercolor paper with as many as twenty-two layers of transparent paint, and, yes, it takes time for a layer to dry before another layer is applied. The resulting art has a three-dimensional aspect. Truly, working with charcoal gives the painting visual textural mystery. The technique allows the viewer to have their own adventure. In different light or from different angles, various images come forward or recede, offering a new perspective each time it is viewed.” Jan Rimerman
The Green Room
Fairweather House and Gallery
612 Broadway St.
Seaside, Oregon
Fittingly, the first Fairweather presentation of the year, for the month-long exhibit, the GREEN ROOM, spotlights art by regional fellow gallerists.
In the entertainment business, the green room is the space in a theatre or similar venue that functions as a waiting room and lounge for artists before, during, and after a performance or show when they are not engaged on stage. The origin of the term is often ascribed to such rooms historically being painted green.
Featuring:
Watercolors by Bill Baily, exhibiting artist from the Portland Art Museum
Fresco art by Agnes Field, founder and past president of the non-profit Astoria Visual Arts
Mixed media work by Jan Rimerman, curator for Lakewood Center Gallery and Rain Spark Gallery Director
Abstracts by Bill Shumway, founder of Pegasus Gallery and creator of the Vistas and Vineyards en plein art program
Other historical green room fun facts:
Richard Southern, in his studies of Medieval theatre in the round, states that in this period the performing area was referred to as the green. This central space, often grass-covered, was used by the actors, while the surrounding space and circular banks were occupied by the spectators. From this source then The Green has been a traditional actors’ term for the stage. The green room could thus be considered the transition room on the way to the green/stage. Technical staff at some theatres (such as the London Coliseum) still refer to the stage as the green.
Another explanation is that in the 18th-century theater makeup was a greenish-clay in color. However, it took a long time to dry without cracking, so actors waited in the “green room” until it had fully cured.
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And, too, GREEN ROOM will feature spring vignettes by D. Fairweather, gallerist/ allied member, A.S.I.D., American Society of Interior Designers and GREEN ROOM display images by Linda Fenton-Mendenhall, special events photographer.
Please read more about our gallery, our commitment to NW artists, and our products made by NW hands
https://fairweatherhouseandgallery.com
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Jan Rimerman is the Visual Arts Coordinator of Lakewood Center, Art Director of LO Reads, and Director of Rock…Paper…Turtle…Art for in partnership with The Wetlands Conservancy, and Director of Rain Spark Gallery. Jan uses her art for presentations promoting the arts & culture while raising awareness for the World Wildlife Fund, an orphanage in Tibet, & for clean water in Tanzania. Jan is the turtle mother of six rescue turtles which follow her around the studio like puppies.
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