ArtsArlington’s current featured artist is Gwen Chasan, a painter who works mainly in oils, acrylics, watercolor, pencil, and inks, She is inspired by most everything she sees – nature, flowers, landscape, people, pets, architecture….the list goes on.
Gwen finds that what attracts her to a subject is more often the light and the line than the subject. She will frequently take photographs of a subject from from several points of view, in several different lighting conditions. She then toften does studies and sketches looking at the original photo upside down, to guide her away from preconceptions and the details.
She also leads small collaborative painting group that has been gathering weekly for over 10 years. In addition to her painting work Gwen, has has recently been exploring printmaking with linocut and gelli plates. She also create custom websites for artists and small non-profits, and teach workshops at local art centers.
Learn more about Laura and her work in our Featured Artist profile.
