Artist Statement Painting is a conversation. I may have an idea of what I want to say but there is a process of give and take between myself and the marks on the canvas… there are always unexpected turns.My textural, painterly works examine ever-changing relationship in life. I work on a body of five or more paintings at a time. Working on these paintings together I begin with quick layers of acrylic paint, allowing me to build up texture. In some works I will apply a plaster scratching back and painting over again. These first layers always show through somewhere in the finished work. They are where the conversation begins. Next I draw with charcoal, oil pastel or pastel, these marks will not be the final drawing, there are many times during the work to draw again. Drawing is coming to shape conclusions.My favorite part is oil paint. The rich creamy texture and luminous color begin to tell the real story. The canvas and I understand each other and are better for the conversation we have had. Jennifer Rasmusson Biography EducationDundas Valley School of Art, Ontario, Canada 1996-97Lyme Academy of Fine Art, Old Lyme, Connecticut 1995-96Studied With George William Allen, Salt Lake, Utah 1993-95 Museum Exhibitions2008 Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah2007 Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah2006 Art in Bloom, Utah Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah2006 Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah1999 Fairfield Museum of Art, Fairfield, Utah Exhibitions2011 The Color of Consciousness, DSC Sears Museum Gallery, St George, Utah2010 Walking Feet, Jackson Hole Art Association, Jackson Hole, Wyoming2009 Exchange, Solo Show, A Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah 2007 Rose Wagner Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah2005 Solo Show, A Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah2004 Gastronomy Inc. Pillar, Salt Lake City, Utah2001 Building Abstraction, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah1998 Artworks Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah Associations and Committees2007-09 Director of the Cedar City Art Committee2006 Cedar City Arts Council, Children’s Art2006 “Art in Elementary Schools”, North Elementary, Cedar City, Utah Art Reviews2010 JH Weekly, Fragment of Figures, by Matthew Irwin2010 Jackson Hole News and Guide, Painter, Sculptor Converse About Time and Body, By Katy Niner2006 Southwest Art Magazine, Start your collection2005 Cedar City Review, Local Artist CollectionsNordstrom’s, City Creek, Salt Lake City, UtahSouthern Utah University, Cedar City, UtahFairview Museum of Art, Fairview, UtahGastronomy Inc., Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake International Airport, Salt Lake City, UtahHowa Construction, Salt Lake City, UtahATK Thiokol, UtahPrivate Collections, Nationally Gallery RepresentationA Gallery, Salt Lake City, UtahCatherine Kelleghan Gallery, Atlanta, GeorgiaE Studio Gallery, Palm Beach, FloridaMatthews Gallery, Santa Fe, New MexicoSandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, California