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ANYTIME THINGS TO DONYTIME THINGS TO DO

FARMERS’ MARKETS
A R E O P E N !

he Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters In light of the worldwide health crisis, The Rogue Valley Growers
TMarket (named one of the 10 Best & Crafters Market pledges to keep the markets and customers
farmers markets in the nation by USA safe. They are currently open and working intensively with Jackson
Today) kicked off its 33rd season in early County’s Environmental Health Services and the Oregon Department
March, running through fall. of Agriculture to ensure their vendors, market staff, and locations
take appropriate steps to reduce risks. They offer anti-bacterial hand
The Ashland market takes place at the sanitizer at booths, and vendors are wearing sterile disposable gloves.
National Guard Armory (420 E Main St), Finally, a trained Social Distancing Enforcement Officer will be onsite
each Tuesday, and on Saturdays starting in May in downtown Ashland. to legally maintain social distancing of shoppers and vendors on mar-
Medford’s market is located at Hawthorne Park. ket days.

Farmers’ markets serve as places to purchase local, fresh farm produce, These measures allow local growers and crafters to get their wares
fresh-cut flowers, artisan foods and handcrafted gifts, as well as an to the public, safely. As you shop, you are urged, “Lettuce Romaine
opportunity to stroll, and enjoy various options for lunch onsite. Local Calm.”
musicians will also entertain.
www.rvgrowersmarket.com

ART PICK JERROLD SIMON

ocal artist Jerrold Simon has always wanted to bring order to the vis-
Lual world. Armed with a BFA, a Masters in Painting and Architectural
Drawing, then years of a successful commercial art career, he chose to
bring his talents to Ashland to focus solely on fine art.

He found that traditional canvas shapes are restricting, so Jerrold’s
paintings are multimedia constructions on wooden armatures where the
edges are “free-formed.” Abstract in a spontaneous style, his paintings
are either skyscapes or landscapes, often with multiple perspectives and
are composed using “fractured and ambiguous space.” Some of the paint-
ings have allegorical or metaphorical themes.

This approach acknowledges that there is more than the central focus,
the visual results moving in all directions beyond the edge. Because
nothing in nature is static, this free shape gives greater movement to the
vision and creates greater challenges in arranging that vision.

Simon’s primary medium is acrylic paint combined with drawings done
in pastels, inks, and colored pencils. He also uses reproduced materials,
found and natural objects as collages, then paints over the arrangement
with acrylics.

Enjoy a full gallery of his work and an in-depth insight to his process at

www.JSimonFreeFormPainting.com

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