West Virginia Artist Paints Small Town Charms
March 16th, 2015 - Fayetteville, WV
March 10, 2015
WEST VIRGINIA ARTIST PAINTS SMALL TOWN CHARMS
The Art Emporium in Charleston will open an exhibition featuring Fayetteville, WV artist Ginger
Danz on March 17, on view until April 11. Rustic Impressions: Scenes From a Small Town will
feature recent works by Danz, including cityscapes and depictions of rural life. The show will be
open during Charleston's first ArtWalk of the season, Thursday, March 19.
The colorful paintings in this exhibit aim to celebrate life in a small town. “My intention behind
this series is to highlight small town vignettes that mean something to me, the historic buildings,
the familiar people and the beauty of a rural setting. A few years ago I read that about 75% of
West Virginians live in towns of fewer than 2500 residents. Our strength is in our small towns and
many of these towns are being revitalized by the arts and tourism. My own town of Fayetteville
has so much charm and forward momentum, I wanted to convey that.” Danz has a hand in that
momentum as Chair of the Fayetteville Arts Coalition, an organization dedicated to supporting and
expanding the arts in the Fayetteville area.
When asked about her creative process, Danz says “I use acrylic paint, which dries quickly, so I
tend to paint fairly fast and loose to try to capture the initial feeling that grabbed me about the
scene without overworking the image too much.”
Visitors to this show will be able to relate to the scenarios depicted in the artist's impressionistic
pieces. “I think people are so rushed in their everyday lives, I hope they will appreciate a chance
to experience scenes from a slower way of life, a life more connected to community, history, and
nature.”
In addition to Art Emporium, Danz' art is on display at Tamarack's David L. Dickirson Gallery,
Cynthia A. Bickey Gallery in Beckley, and can be seen at www.gingerdanz.com.
Rustic Impressions: Scenes From a Small Town, featuring the work of Fayetteville artist Ginger
Danz, opens at Art Emporium in Charleston March 17 and closes April 11, 2015. For more
information contact Art Emporium, (304) 3452787, ArtEmporiumWV@aol.com
Or contact the artist:
Ginger Danz
gingerdanz.com
art@gingerdanz.com