Abstract Expressionism

When A Painting Speaks to You Part I:
Reflections on Jonas Gerard’s Christine

Whether conducting a diagnostic interview or attempting to understand an existential experience, success depends on asking the right questions. In a similar manner, speculation about the motivation of the abstract artist or what they were attempting to achieve are the wrong questions and will not reveal why the painting speaks to you. In part, why […]

Great Music Inspires Great Painting

Jonas Gerard traveled to London in Late September, 2017, to collaborate with composer Tom Player, of Lost Track Productions. The inspiration behind this project is discussed in detail on Jonas Gerard Art Blog here. The short video below, from the recording of Tom’s first Studio Album, Resonance Theory, will give you a feeling for what […]

Observing Art: A Two Part Series

  Introducing a two part Blog series written by an art therapist and a psychologist who share a love of the artistic process and an attraction to the Picasso influenced, figurative painting “Christine” that Jonas painted in the 1980’s. Part 1 – The Process of Painting, by Carl Gaconno   Part 2 – Where There […]