Join us at the Gallery on Friday, September 3 from 5-8 PM for an evening of art and entertainment…
Enjoy refreshments while you take in the art… take this opportunity to meet J.D. and hear the details behind the creation of each piece!
BAKERY AT ZOAR -J.D. Titzel
Artist Statement: I paint out of a love and appreciation for the things I paint. I have a wide range of interests, so there is a wide range of subject matter. Art for me is a way of sharing an appreciation for our world. Giving viewers a chance to contemplate and maybe be thankful for what is often ignored in everyday life.
Light can bring out the innate beauty of subjects. Light striking an object defines that object. Values (the gradation from black to white) are of prime importance in a painting. In an oil painting, I first paint it using only raw umber, separating the values. The second layer consists of a patchy color, and this layer will tell you what colors and values are needed for the final layer. In a watercolor painting, I build it up slowly in very thin layers of paint. Some areas of the painting are two or three layers, some areas are ten or more layers. This gives the painting nuances and depth a single color cannot. The average watercolor takes 70 hours to complete. I have spent over 250 hours in a single painting.
Art is a means to better understand the world around us and to express the values and attitudes that are important to the artist, and to our society, our culture.
-find more of J.D.’s art here…
And while you’re here, spend the rest of the evening enjoying First Friday in historic downtown Millersburg! Take in a live concert just down the street from local group Ezra Jeffrey, do some shopping at the shoppes open til 6:30, stop by one of the restaurants and pubs offering specials and entertainment… come and stay for awhile! Bring your friends!