Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce recently issued the following announcement.
Rural Remnants: Barns, Cribs, and Elevators by Katie Plucker Exhibit
Date and Time:
August 19, 2021, 10:00 am
October 30, 2021, 4:00 pm
Location:
Pearson Lakes Art Center
2201 US-71 OkobojiIowa51355
(712) 332-7013opens phone dialer
Details
Katie Plucker’s work reflects her life in northwest Iowa – waterscapes, rural landscapes, and the architecture indicative of this area. Plucker notes that she looks for spatial relationships within her subject matter and that she enjoys surface texture, varied lines, and the negative spaces within a piece. She also finds beauty in the ordinary – showcasing this in the 2019 Plein Air Exhibition at the center, where her rendering of such a subject matter became the Best in Show selection.
“I am a farm girl at heart. I find beauty in the ordinary, everyday, often overlooked remnants of a vanishing way of life – the homesteads, farmsteads, and especially the buildings now empty where family-owned farms once thrived. My paintings and drawings document and bring awareness to the retired Iowa barns, corncribs, and grain elevators…… the dinosaurs in today’s agricultural world. This year’s focus has been to create more drama in my work with color and strong contrasts along with trying new materials, techniques, and perspectives.”
Original source can be found here.
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