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August 27, 2008

Taking liberties with white

AURORA – Anyone who has ever painted their home understands the dilemma of the color white.  Shades such as eggshell, china white, vanilla provide an infinite variety to choose from

Three Colorado contemporary artists will demonstrate just how diverse white can be using a variety of materials in the exhibition Carte Blanche.  Mary Jo Marks Aardsma, originally from Chicago, says of her Linen Ephemeral paintings: “I use raw linen over white fabric and remove the vertical or horizontal threads in bands and then apply white and metallic soft pastels and dust into specific sections of the linen which creates a surface glow. When lit, the metallic edges reflect the light in contrast with the soft raw linen.” Aardsma, a minimalist, will also be showing her celebrated delicate and detailed drawn portraits of young falcons and hawks which seem to emerge from the white paper surface.

Lynda Ladwig and Kim Harrell, both established applied artists, will exhibit their collaborative work as well as their individual work.  Although available at the Denver Art Museum shop, their jewelry featuring white on white elements will initially be exclusively available in September at the exhibition. Ladwig’s individual work will feature her porcelain tableware and well known houses with white textured glazes on their porcelain surface.  Harrell will exhibit her expanding minimalist jewelry line with a palette of white from silver to gray in sterling silver, etched steel and rubber.