Glimmer to Spark: Three Artists Reveal Their Creative Processes

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. - March 27, 2020 - PRLog -- One table in jeweler Arianna Bara's studio is full of stones. "Opals, agates, moonstones, labradorite, onyx, azurite, fossils, stones of every color and shape fill the table. I mix and match, constantly experimenting. I notice the interplay of colors, shapes, textures, sizes and weights. As I move things around the stones interact in unexpected ways.  My imagination is spurred by what I see, what I feel and what I know about the folklore surrounding stones.  As my ideas coalesce and stones come together the "Glimmer" becomes the "Spark".

Painter Eduardo Lapetina describes his creative process this way. "I want my spaces to be painted without intention, without conscious technique, without anything that might interfere with the connections I seek to create. I do not want to keep a tradition. I am not looking for beauty but the viewer might find it in my art. And it is not about any particular theme or motif, it is about effectively conveying the immaterial through materiality. My aim is to project energy, visual vibrations, light, voices, excitement, and enthusiasm, captured in a physical form that you can take home with you."

For photographer and digital artist Eric Saunders the show's title is a description of the beginnings of a creative process. "Digital art" is his term for digital changes to an image which go beyond adjusting focus, contrast, density, and color balance, to actually change the elements of the image, and to enhance the interest or the effectiveness of the compositional structure. Says Saunders "When I photograph images, I am usually inspired by abstract patterns of light, color, and tone. I try to incorporate these patterns into compositions that are accessible and compelling to the viewer."

"Glimmer To Spark" will be on display on the website of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts from March 23^rd to April 19^th with an virtual opening on Friday March 27^th at noon.

About the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts:

The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is owned and operated by 21 local artists and represents these established artists exhibiting contemporary fine art and fine craft. The Gallery's offerings include oil and acrylic paintings, pastels, sculpture, ceramics, photography, textiles, jewelry, glass, metals, encaustic, enamel, and wood. 121 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Phone: (919) 732-5001. The brick-and-mortar gallery is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but remains open online at  http://www.HillsboroughGallery.com