Amelia Opie, Josh Burd and Jillian Moody
Amelia Opie
paints people, except they are all portrayed as animals: Cats, and dogs are her preferred choices. She typically paints things that are goofy and upbeat. Occasionally even throwing in a visual joke or 2 into an artwork. This silliness and her vibrant color usage makes for pop paintings intended to bring a level of joy. Living in a post-pandemic world, she whole-heartedly believes in not making dreary or sad artwork. Amelia lives with a husband, an autistic adult son, and one cat named Oreo. In her lifetime she has primarily resided in Pennsylvania and Oregon. However, the majority of her life has been spent in Portland, Oregon. She hopes to live in Portland and make paintings forever, and ever, or at least until she has one foot in a coffin. That is how deeply she loves both.
Josh Burd
As this exploration continues, a language has evolved. One mark dictates the next mark and a “call and response” begins. The rules are eventually established and the play begins and continues pushing against its own defined parameters. Joshua Burd, aka Burdxturd.Is an a tattoo artist and fine artist here in the lovely Portland, Oregon. He has been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. At 22 he went to art school and got his degree in illustration, failed miserably at that, and throughout the years have done art shows at bars, cafes and independent galleries around Portland. At 30 he began his career as a tattoo artist. A career that gave him what he wanted: to draw everyday and make art for people of all backgrounds, shapes and sizes. These peices are basically a history of where I started and where I am today. He focus’s on cat tattoos, adventure time, and everything in between.
Jillian Moody
started wood burning when she spent a year on a Kentucky farm with no money for oil paint or canvas. Although those were crude burnings on upcycled fence beams, they were the beginning of an obsession. The A Modest Little Mouse show is meant to show our connection, from the smallest critter to the tallest tree, from humans to stars. She sketches them by hand, then woodburns over the drawings and uses stain and polycrylic finish to complete them. They each take several weeks to months, depending on the piece. This show is also a tribute to the band, Modest Mouse, as their music has always felt like a portrait of humanity reaching for a connection and seeking their place in the universe. Jillian is also a teacher and an author
Starts on: 09/26/2024
Ends: 10/28/2024