Crossroads & Intersections
Featuring Jack McTiernan
ARTHOUSE on R is proud to present the art exhibition “Crossroads & Intersections” at ARTHOUSE Gallery on historic R Street in Sacramento, April 11 – May 5, 2024.
Please join us as we feature Jack McTiernan’s mixed media paintings at ARTHOUSE on R Gallery, 1021 R Street in Sacramento. The opening reception, which includes an opportunity to meet the artist, will be held on Saturday, April 12 from 5-8 PM. In addition, the artist will hold a Q&A session on April 27 from 1-2 PM.
“Crossroads & Intersections” highlights how daily responsibilities distract from the beauty in everyday surroundings. We can find this beauty when we admire the shapes created by what mankind has manufactured to fill the landscape (buildings and bridges; even streetlights and stop signs.)
His current work explores the combination of materials through a multiple step process, to create dynamic backgrounds. These backgrounds consist of sequential layers of watercolor, pastel (combined with an acrylic varnish), and acrylic applied through spray paint or airbrush. The foreground is introduced onto the backgrounds with a custom process using a hand-cut stencil and graphite. The imagery created is then layered with ink, and a mixture of cold wax and oil paint.
Jack McTiernan grew up in upstate New York and a suburb of Detroit. Jack has studied art and design at Canisius College and Pratt Institute. He has exhibited in New York, Washington, DC, Maryland, and California. He has obtained management positions and held roles in display/merchandising for Blick, Utrecht, Plaza, The Art Store and Commercial Art Supply. He frequently simultaneously worked in design and production at a sign shop, a digital printer, an offset printer and a packaging design firm.
In addition to the gallery show, ARTHOUSE’s 21 resident artists will open their studios to the public for Second Saturday, April 12 from 5-8 PM. Bring your friends, meet the artists, enjoy and maybe even take home some art. On the first floor, visit our friends at Tea Cozy, The Constellation Marketplace, Rumpelstiltskin Yarn Store, dro & Tsutuomu Designs, Lucid Winery, and Fox & Goose. Immerse yourself in a fun and creative community here at the ARTHOUSE on R.
To learn more about Jack McTiernan please visit: https://www.jackmctiernan.com@hightech_lowlife
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