Newburyport Art presents a solo exhibition from featured artist Tina Rawson, entitled Creative Connections: Contemporary Art. Rawson is an award-winning Swedish-American painter who prioritizes expressive brushstrokes, texture, and vibrant color in her work. Often painting nature or influential people in her life, Tina seeks to capture emotion and movement. Creative Connections: Contemporary Art is a tribute to the place and people that Rawson loves.
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Rawson’s creative synapses have been actively firing and flexing these past two years, and this exhibition follows where “Constellation of Friends” — an astrological painting series — left off. Creative Connections: Contemporary Art connects the dots between heritage, heart, eye, and interests. Gifted with creative DNA by her artist and actor parents, the exhibition expresses Rawson’s unique experience, which is ultimately the larger human experience of love and life as seen through the eye of a contemporary female artist. Connections with friends, mythology, children, landscapes, and memories, combined with celestial questions of the bigger picture, led her to create these colorful, joyful paintings.
The exhibition will consist of landscapes, portraits, and multimedia works. The “Constellation of Friends” paintings, her new series “To Be” (contemporary en-plein air paintings), and tarot card art will be on display. Made with acrylic paints, gold leaf, resin, spray paint, carved markings and more, these paintings show the bright colors Rawson gleans, where others may not, and the hope she has despite challenging times.
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Tina Rawson paints dynamic acrylic, oil, and watercolor pieces inspired by colorful flowers, beaches, travel, powerful women, and memories of happy times and friends. Her studio is located at 14 Cedar Street, Amesbury, third floor. During the peak of Covid, Rawson found great solace in painting in nature. She also mines memories of people she loves, resulting in charming pieces such as The Big Leap and Kajsa at Christorp — a loving homage to her daughter and her Swedish-American heritage.
Rawson is a professionally trained artist, member of Newburyport Art, and North Shore Atelier participant. Recently she funneled extra time at home during the pandemic into breaking out her brushes, painting, and training with Amira Rahim of the Better Than Art School (BTAS). She has been featured in Clover & Bee's inaugural issue, many group art shows in MA, a solo show at the Wenham Museum, and the Art Queens online exhibit Inner Power.
For more information on Tina Rawson, please visit her website or profile on Artwork Archive. Follow her on Instagram (@tina.rawson.art).
Join Tina Rawson on Friday, December 2nd, from 5-7pm, to meet with the artist for a light reception. It is free and open to the public!
