{"id":13445,"date":"2012-09-24T22:19:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T04:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=13445"},"modified":"2019-08-06T19:47:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T01:47:37","slug":"irene-ramptons-visual-meanderings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/irene-ramptons-visual-meanderings\/","title":{"rendered":"Irene Rampton\u2019s Visual Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13445 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/irene-ramptons-visual-meanderings\/solar-series-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Solar-Series-5--290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Solar-Series-5--290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Solar-Series-5--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Solar-Series-5--50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Solar-Series-5--100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13447'>\n\t\t\t\tSolar Series #5 by Irene Rampton\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/irene-ramptons-visual-meanderings\/lunar-series-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lunar-Series-6--290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lunar-Series-6--290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lunar-Series-6--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lunar-Series-6--50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lunar-Series-6--100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13446'>\n\t\t\t\tLunar Series #6 by Irene Rampton\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/irene-ramptons-visual-meanderings\/keith_greer082112-001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mars-Series1-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mars-Series1-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mars-Series1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mars-Series1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mars-Series1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13448'>\n\t\t\t\tMars Series #1 by Irene Rampton\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Normally a figurative painter, Irene Rampton wondered what would happen if she let her mind and paint brush meander. The results can be seen at Salt Lake&#8217;s Patrick Moore Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>Rampton started small with her experimental pieces. On 12-inch square pieces of gesso-coated watercolor paper, she used acrylic paint and bits of collage paper in a generally circular, meandering compositional structure. She first chose yellow as her predominant color, then switched to blue, and finally to red.<\/p>\n<p>As she worked she began to see orbital patterns and decided to group them into the solar (yellow) series, lunar (blue) series, and mars (red) series. Ranging in size from 6 x 9 inches to 22 x 28, and framed similarly in simple, classy frames, her show looks beautiful hanging on the white walls of Patrick Moore\u2019s main gallery.<\/p>\n<p>Through October 12, visitors can stand in the middle and let the sun, moon, and mars orbit around them, becoming the center of Rampton\u2019s colorful universe.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n<\/em>Patrick Moore Gallery is at 2233 S 700 E, Salt Lake City, UT.\u00a0 Call for hours (801-484-6641<em>). You can view the artist&#8217;s figurative paintings at her website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ireneramptonart.com\">www.ireneramptonart.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normally a figurative painter, Irene Rampton wondered what would happen if she let her mind and paint brush meander. The results can be seen at Salt Lake&#8217;s Patrick Moore Gallery. Rampton started small with her experimental pieces. 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