Yellow House Artists present their Summer Show, “Rhythm in Color”

Yellow House Artists present their Summer
Show, “Rhythm in Color,” from June
1-28, 2014, at the Elgin Artspace Gallery, 51 South Spring
Street, Elgin, Illinois 60120. 

The Artist’s Reception on Friday, June
6th from 6:00-9:00 pm provides the opportunity to
meet the exhibiting artists.  

The gallery hours are Sunday,
1:00-4:00 pm; Monday -Thursday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am-3:00
pm.  The Gallery is closed on Fridays except during the Reception
on June 6th.  Artwork will be for exhibit and sale.

Yellow House Artists is group of artists
from the Chicago area who work in oil pastel and/or oil
stick.  There will be 29 artists exhibiting original
artwork.  The show will feature sketches and paintings of
the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.   A donation
of 10% of artwork sales will be divided equally between the Elgin Symphony
Orchestra and Food for Greater Elgin.   

The show will also feature a new painting by George Shipperley,
who was recently inducted into the Fox Valley Fine Arts Hall of Fame.  Shipperley has been a teacher
and mentor for many members of the Yellow House Artists. 

A panel discussion, The Artistry of Oil Pastel, is
scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 1:00-2:30 in the gallery.   Three celebrated
oil pastelists, George Bruce, George Shipperley and Carol Zack will discuss
and share the unique attributes of this medium and demonstrate effective
techniques for creating quality paintings.

The artwork will be on display during the Pallet to
Palate event on Monday, June 23, 5:30-8:30 pm.  This
Food and Wine Tasting Event with music, art, and artist demos in the
gallery space is a fundraising event to benefit Food for Greater
Elgin (www. FoodforGreaterElgin.org).

The inspiration for the Yellow House Artists group
originated in a quaint yellow house in St. Charles, IL, where an initial
group of these artists created an exquisite art gallery during the 2007
St. Charles Fine Art Show.  The group has since grown to
include nearly 50 members who are interested in creating and showing their
work as well as informing the public about the qualities of this little
known medium. Together they offer their gallery quality paintings for
exhibit and sale in group events at area art
venues.  Members of Yellow House Artists use
unique techniques, taking advantage of the special qualities of the oil
pastel medium. 

Oil pastels were developed in the 1940’s at the request of
Pablo Picasso.  He wanted a medium with the qualities of oil but
with ease of application and portability.  Pure pigment
is suspended in inert mineral oil, formed into sticks with a color
palette much like oil paint.  Colors can be layered and blended,
smeared or smudged, using fingers, some type of tool, or left as applied,
all at the artist’s discretion.  The works are generally framed
under glass to protect the surface image.

More information about
the group and the medium can be found on their web site:  www.yellowhouseartists.com.