Rebecca Grace Jones
Rebecca Grace Jones will exhibit her acrylic paintings at the Blanche Ames Gallery April 3 through 24. A reception to meet the artist and view her works will be held on, Sunday, April 3rd from 12:30 until 2:00 pm. Friends, members and visitors are welcome to this event at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick, MD 21703. Visiting hours vary after the reception. Please call the office (301)473-7680 prior to visiting.
Rebecca was born in Hagerstown, MD in the 1950s into a creative family. In college she trained to be a commercial artist and spent the first two decades of her professional career as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. She also taught at her alma mater, Towson University, for twelve years.
In the 1990s, due to a lack of enthusiasm for doing artwork on the computer which was taking over her field, she made the switch to fine craft. In 2014 Rebecca started to paint for herself and found that it was a direction that felt most authentic to her.
Artist Statement The first thing I think about when starting a piece is allowing the character of each layer I apply to show through beneath the last, so that the surface is interesting and complex. I often scrape, sand, scratch and score the material, as well as cover over areas to start again. When that stage feels complete I then let the painting tell me what features it wants me to emphasize, what components it wants me to add, so that it can come into being as its unique self.