Barb Kreutter and Sharon Thompson | Voices of Abstraction

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Left: Barb Kreutter, “Hidden Pond,” 2022; Right: Sharon Thompson, “Love and Healing,” 2023

Left: photograph on archival paper; Right: oil on canvas (courtesy of the gallery)

Opening Reception: January 5^th from 5:30 – 7:30pm with the artists in attendance. #FirstFridaysRedDeer 

Both Barb and Sharon are attracted to abstraction as a compelling open-ended way to explore and bring together feeling and intuition without the mental directives and limitations necessitated by representation. 

Barb’s photographs use a layering process that ultimately creates an abstract image that is suggestive of the imagery embedded within the layering. Sharon’s paintings use layering to create spatial depth, intuitively selecting what to keep and what to move between the layers.

These layering techniques achieved by both artists have a similar sense of light and space. Their two different voices are very different, yet somehow, they share the same aesthetic.

Make Your Mark Dance Performances at Voices of Abstraction

Join the staff and students of local dance troupe “Make your Mark’ dance for short performances featuring jazz, ballet, lyrical, and more! This member organization features a strong ethic of dance excellence while also cultivating strong, creative, and kind humans through their programming. (Identical performance will be repeated 3 times throughout the event.) Visit https://makeyourmarkdance.com/ for more information.