Local Color

Vivid images of life in greater

Des Moines by photographer

Ron Powers

March 4, 2016 – March 31, 2016

Frame Works is pleased to announce the art exhibition Local Color: Vivid images of life in greater Des Moines by photographer Ron Powers. The show will open at Frame Works, 5800 Merle Hay Road, Johnston, Iowa on Friday March 4, 2016 and hang in the gallery until March 31, 2016. Please join us for the opening reception Friday March 4, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm and meet Ron.

Artist’s Statement:

Webster’s New Universal Dictionary defines local color as 1) distinctive, picturesque characteristics or peculiarities of a place; 2) fine arts, the natural color of a particular object as it appears in normal light.

When Ron was young he dreamed of becoming a famous painter, but eventually discovered that photography was a better medium for him. Ron’s approach to subject matter and composition is greatly influenced by the Masters of 20th Century American painting, especially Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth. Ron is fascinated by the properties of light and color that transform the banal into the beautiful and make the commonplace appear extraordinary. All of Ron’s photos were taken in Des Moines and the suburbs during 2010 – 2015.