Feature Exhibit at HorseSpirit Arts Gallery

After a little over a year with HorseSpirit Arts Gallery, I am delighted to be featured in the gallery, from May 6 through May 27, 2018, along with Alice St. Germain-Gray. 

Alice St. Germain-Gray’s creative expressions merge both art & science to produce delicate and evocative pieces born of fire and glass. Her art has been featured in numerous publications, and she is a sought after contributor in workshops and conferences with national and international artists.

I share stories of places I've visited through my paintings. Some pieces are an amalgamation of various places, bringing the essence of each together to create an emotional expression, rather than a representation of just one.  It is important to me to use color to express my feelings about a place, so

my color palette varies with my emotions. Here are a few of the 24 paintings you will see at HorseSpirit Arts Gallery during May. HorseSpirit is located at 8090 Main Street, Ellicott City, Maryland.

Glacial River by April M Rimpo

Paddling by Aprl M Rimpo

The Dugouts by April M Rimpo

Dinner Line by April M Rimpo

Snack Time by April M Rimpo

Caboose by April M Rimpo

I'd love to see you at the gallery. If you can't attend on May 6th, let me know when you plan to visit and I'll try to meet you there.

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April’s paintings can be found in several editions of Arylicworks: The Best of Acrylic Painting and in the 2018 edition of Splash19: Illusion of Light, Best of Watercolor.

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"Dockside" 5" X 31" fluid acrylic

Dockside by April M Rimpo

Dockside

Fluid Acrylic

8.5" X 34.5" with wood frame

Available for Purchase - Learn More Here

There are certain types of scenes that become part of who we are. Places that are calm and serene and memories of special times. This is one of those for me. The location doesn't seem to matter. For me this scene brings back memories from my childhood when we visited an aunt and uncle who had a place in Rhode Island near a dock. It also brings back memories of trips to the coast of Maine, Annapolis, Maryland, Santa Cruz, and Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound. 

It's not that all of these places look exactly the same, but they all have docks and piers and a calming, relaxing effect on me. The sailboats bring back memories of sailing with a cousin in very small sailboat barely big enough for two. 

Do you have great memories of places on the water? I'd love to hear them. 

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SpringFest Ellicott City Art

This year Ellicott City's SpringFest adds art demonstrations, face painting, and an Art Display with selections of artwork by artists and galleries sprinkled throughout Old Ellicott City.  As a member of the Ellicott City Arts Coalition and an artist represented by HorseSpirit Arts Gallery, I will have art both in HorseSpirit Arts Gallery and in an Art Display Tent.

Caboose, Snack Time, and Sunset by April M Rimpo

At left are some of April's artwork that will be available for purchase.

Caboose
Acrylic on Canvas
4" X 6" gallery wrap

Snack Time
Fluid Acrylic
8"X8" in
10"X10" silver wood frame



Sunset
Fluid Acrylic on Aquabord
in 6.5" X 6.5" golden wood frame

It's bound to be a fun day with 7 artists engaging you with art demonstrations, face painting for the children (and young at heart), plus artwork by more than a dozen artists and 6 galleries on display. 

Learn more about SpringFest here

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"Construction Rhythms" 12" X 20" Fluid Acrylic

Construction Rhythms I by April M Rimpo

Construction Rhythms

Fluid Acrylic

12" X 20" painting
18" X 27" bronze-tone metal frame

$960

Artist's Artwork Statement

Construction Rhythms was a fun painting to design. Whenever you have figures in scene they become an automatic focal point. Deciding where to place them was the challenge. I also loved the ladders and orange lifts, but didn't want them to take precedence over the men. After playing around with different croppings I decided to use this Cross layout, placing the standing man next to the crossing point. He is also between the two orange lifts, which are color spots that will automatically attract your eye. I'm hoping the man on the lower-right platform is a happy surprise.

I love the patterns of the construction platforms, the ladders, and the architectural lines; so I decided to incorporate additional subtle patterns in quieter passages of the building to repeat those shapes.

For the color scheme I decided on a triad of blue, orange, and yellow. Browns are considered part of the yellow family and can be mixed using combinations of blue and orange. The grays were combinations of all three elements of the triad.  

Construction Rhythms received the 3rd Place Award in the MFA 2018 National Online Exhibition "Working for a Living"

Construction Rhythms was also exhibited in the Illinois Watercolor Society's 34th National Exhibition, May 3 - May 24, 2019

Also see Digging a Hole - another painting of men at work

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"Digging a Hole" 12" X 12" Fluid Acrylic

Digging a Hole by April M Rimpo

Digging a Hole

Fluid Acrylic 

12" X 12" mounted on a board and varnished, ready to frame

$400, including shipping within the United States

Available for Purchase Here

I've been thinking about painting construction workers for a while. Generally I am amused by the fact that, if there are three workers at a site, it typically looks like one is working and the others are watching. The day I photographed these men, who were digging a hole related to the installation of new traffic signals, I saw both of them were working quite hard. The particular shot that resulted in this painting happened to be taken shortly after the standing man finished digging the hole and the other was now starting to work inside it.  No disrespect to either man. 

Anyone who works in the elements: in construction, landscaping, installations like the one shown here, deserve a thanks for braving whatever the weather may serve up on a given day.  They don't get to pick and choose which days they'll be working outdoors. Since I dislike both very hot and very cold weather I appreciate what these people do for us.

Also see Construction Rhythms I - another painting of men at work

Click here to Contact April

Interested in learning more about April's art inspirations, tips about her painting process, or art business tidbits? Want to know when her art is in exhibits? Consider joining her friends and collectors by signing up for her twice-monthly email.

Copyright April M Rimpo All Rights Reserved. You may share my work with attribution and a link to this source site, but all other uses are prohibited.