"In the Moment"

Art Exhibition-Rachel Wold

April 2023

Hardware Store Restaurant & Gallery
17601 Vashon Hwy SW
Vashon, WA 98070

SEATTLE- Rachel Wold Art is excited to announce a solo art exhibition on idyllic and artsy Vashon Island in the Puget Sound, a short ferry ride from Seattle or Tacoma.

This exhibition highlights a collection of paintings and multimedia works created in response to the frantic energy of modern life. Seattle-based artist Rachel Wold explores a meditative practice using abstract expressionism and a Pacific Northwest palette. The results are immersive mood pieces that contain moments of calm and space for reflection. The viewer is encouraged to pause, explore the art work and delight in discovery, to lose themselves in the moment.

Artwork will be available for purchase with a portion of proceeds donated to Urban Artworks. The gallery is located in the beloved Hardware Store Restaurant, a popular eatery known for great food in a landmark building. The exhibit will be on display the month of April, with the artist in attendance for First Friday Art Walk on April 7,5pm-8pm.Please emailrachelwoldart@gmail.comfor more information, additional images, or exclusive content

Bio

Rachel Wold is an abstract artist based in Seattle, Washington. She grew up drawing, painting, and exploring the Pacific Northwest and finds solace and inspiration in nature. Although prolific early in life,Rachel fell out of a creative lifestyle in her mid-twenties after pursuing degrees and a career in science.She works in ocean science at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Lab and has led research cruises throughout Washington waters. Ideas for artworks would occasionally surface but she didn’t know where or how to start.

After suffering first a miscarriage, then postpartum depression after the birth of her second child, she picked up an old sketchbook in search of emotional relief. Putting pen to paper again after a decade hiatus reignited her creative passion. She now makes time for her healing art practice around her fulfilling work and raising two small children.

Artist Statement

My art is a form of therapy, developed in response to the frantic energy of modern life. I use expressive abstraction and a Pacific Northwest palette to explore a meditative practice, creating space for what I feel or need.My paintings begin intuitively, with a few tones inspired by the world around me and mixed directly on the canvas. I move pigment, explore and experiment with tactile textures or fluid splatters, adding and subtracting as a conversation unfolds between the piece and myself. A contemplative dialog of exploration and curiosity. The results are immersive mood pieces that contain moments of calm and space for reflection. I hope that the viewer feels the invitation to pause, to explore the artwork and delight in discovery, to lose themselves in the moment.

Rachel Wold Art–Abstract and Nature Inspired
Website www.rachelwoldart.com/
Instagram:www.instagram.com/rachelwoldart
Facebook:www.facebook.com/rachelwoldart

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