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Arts for Act: Jerry McGreens, Stephen Heymann and Art by Kids wi...
Arts for Act: Jerry McGreens, Stephen Heymann and Art by Kids wi...: Join Arts for ACT Gallery, located at 2265 First Street in downtown Fort Myers on Friday, February 6, from 6 to 10 pm for the opening recep...
Jerry McGreens, Stephen Heymann and Art by Kids with Cancer at ACT Gallery for February
Join Arts for ACT Gallery, located at 2265 First
Street in downtown Fort Myers on Friday, February 6, from 6 to 10 pm for the
opening reception and art walk for our February featured artists:
Pop-Surrealist, Jerry McGreens in the main gallery. Showing off the main
gallery: Painter, Stephen Heymann combines nature and abstraction for a fresh
new look and the Art by Kids with Cancer Fundraising Project. This
exhibit continues through March 2, 2015.
Jerry McGreens began his art
career after high school. He took on an apprenticeship to tattoo, while
attending some art classes on campus at UNLV. After his apprenticeship was
over, he began tattooing full time in his home city of Las Vegas. Ten years later,
he moved to Florida to continue his career. Jerry always dabbled in
painting, but work had kept him too busy. After spending an additional
ten years tattooing and recreating someone else's ideas, he felt the need to
express his own through painting full time.
Jerry’s art consists of a dark blend of cute
and creepy that invites the viewer to
move into a world where these creatures have their own agendas. These eccentric
souls explore their odd worlds and guide us through what is their
reality. The world around him, his dreams, and other artists that he
comes in contact with musically, lyrically, and artistically inspires him.
Funny things that may occur in his daily life, ridiculous things, that humans
do is also a big inspiration.
Jerry states, “What makes my world go round are: My wife, our Boston Terriers, self sustainable home farming,
wrenching on, and restoring vintage import motorcycles and of course...to
PAINT!”
In the White Gallery – The
Art by Kids with Cancer
The Young Artists Awards, a not-for-profit organization serving area children, mats and frames and then showcases, sells, and auctions selected pieces of the children’s artwork. Trained volunteers will be available to talk about the artwork and program during the opening. More information can be found at www.youngartistsawards.org. The program will also be accepting donations of art supplies during the opening on February 6. Small canvases, acrylic paints, brushes, and frames are especially needed.
Stephen Heymann is a new
resident of Fort Myers from Jacksonville, Florida. His inspiration is
derived from his varied personal experiences outdoors, from crewing sailboats
and working with the Florida Park Service to spending three months in the
wilderness and hiking 1,200 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail, Stephen
accumulated a large volume of visual references to portray. By studying
animals, plants and insects closely, he witnessed endless complexity in both
color and form. He believes there is vast intelligence and beauty in
nature and strives to convey that through his artwork. By combining
realism and abstraction in an ever-evolving process, each of his paintings will
typically influence the next. A small blotch of paint in a previous piece may
be the main theme in his next endeavor. This process of diving deeper and
deeper into his work somewhat resembles an abstract fractal. A never ending and
constantly evolving landscape that he and the viewer may explore. It is his
hope that his work will encourage people to look closer at their true
surroundings and find both inspiration and connectivity in the natural world.
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