{"product_id":"jesse-reno-temple-face-copy","title":"(Jesse Reno) Gold Is Something You Feel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48\" x 48\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacrylic, oil pastel, pencil, silkscreen \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eon panel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist statement:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI live and work in a converted church in Portland, Oregon, where I usually have a dozen paintings in progress at any one time. I create my work on canvas and wooden panels using acrylic paints, oil pastels, colored pencils, and screen printing. I move between paintings, allowing each work to influence the next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI begin my paintings without a planned image or idea, applying paint with my hands and mixing color directly on the wood or canvas. I make marks, shapes, and lines with brushes, pencils, and pastels improvisationally. I respond to what emerges until something is triggered to take form—a moment when the imagery begins to resonate, a feeling that provokes a response, as if I become an observer to my own process and understanding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImagery is created and removed. I add and subtract ideas, figures, and forms, building one painting over another and creating a history of mixed ideas and experiences. Collisions and fragments are forced together, pulled into new shapes and spaces through the process of painting. I block out what was once important to reveal a new idea or image. A collection of imagery from different times and moods comes together to tell a story that can only be revealed by following intuition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough this process, I illuminate stories that were unknown at their beginnings—tales that evolve in response to themselves over time. The accumulation of feelings resonates and reveals itself until it becomes felt and understood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy paintings are a search for contemporary mythology—the stories we create to understand ourselves, nature, fear, hope, and the unknown. Through intuition and accumulation, I build worlds where fragments of experience allow symbols and narratives emerge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HeyThere Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514871877888,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/3839\/8112\/files\/gold-is-something-you-feel.jpg?v=1791153224","url":"https:\/\/heythereprojects.shop\/products\/jesse-reno-temple-face-copy","provider":"HeyThere Projects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}