Art Gallery
Erin Brown: Home Town Exhibit
December 31st, 2011 - March 12th, 2012
Folksy, naïve, spontaneous, perceptive, whimsical . . . a good many descriptors can be applied to the colorful and energetic images that painter Erin Brown creates in her pieces. In her newest body of work, Home Town, Brown says that her “paintings act as historic and fantasy snapshots I’ve taken from traveling around the Gettysburg area.” Her new collection of artwork will be exhibited at the Majestic Theater Gallery in Gettysburg from December 31st through March 12th.
Americas’ Arts owner, Larry Knutson, who develops art exhibitions for the Majestic Theater, says he views Brown’s art as a unique blend of local history, culture, rituals, nature and everyday life. “She derives her inspiration from Adams County’s local people, agriculture, landscape, architecture and history,” he says. Brown notes that she has lived in many places “. . . that have become my homes. I’ve learned that with traveling, it’s the moments appreciated that I most want to hold on to.” “Her work is full of originality and creativity.” Knutson says. “which I think makes us take note of the simpler things in daily life.”
Erin Brown, whose artwork as been included numerous times in the American Visionary Art Museum’s Bazaart Show, grew up in Fairfax, Virginia and frequently visited her grandparent who lived in Fairfield. After graduating from Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, she became a greeting card artist and writer for American Greetings in Cleveland, Ohio. A decade later, Brown relocated to Fairfield so she could reconnect with family and embark on a freelance career. “In the process, I discovered a love for teaching and completed a Masters of Teaching program at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmittsburg. I became certified to teach art in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Presently, I balance a busy family life in Orrtanna along with art projects, commissions for house portraits, teaching art and working at the Majestic Theater.”
The Majestic Theater is located at 25 Carlisle Street in Gettysburg and opens daily at noon. The art gallery is open daily to the public. Stop by the Box office desk to order any of the images as seen in the exhibition.
AMERICAS' ARTS L.L.C., a Pennsylvania based company founded in 2000, focuses our efforts on photojournalism and documentary photography. We develop and produce photography exhibition programs for individual photographers as well as commercial and non-profit clients such as this gallery at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg. For further information or inquiries, please contact us via info@americasarts.com and www.americasarts.com.
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