Bryan Hinson and Shane Jackson will present a dual art show at the Harris Arts Center Dec. 9 through Jan. 29.

There will be a reception Dec. 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Hinson specializes in oil painting, watercolor and scratchboard illustrations, while Jackson works with acryilic paints, watercolors and photography.

Shane Jackson

Shane Jackson was raised in Gordon County and now lives in the Ranger area.

He has been painting and creating artwork for as long as he can remember, probably started as early as first grade. He said he owes a lot to his high school art teacher Terry Knight for his continued interest in art today. He was a positive influence on Jackson’s early painting.

He enjoys working in a variety of mediums: acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, pen and ink and computer illustration.

He graduated from AIU University of Atlanta in 2002, Cum Laude with a bachelor of fine arts degree in visual communications with a minor in illustration. He is currently employed as a graphic designer for Martin Neon and Signs in Cartersville.

For the past four or five years, he has been painting murals around the North Georgia area. Local businesses he has painted murals for are AGC Pediatrics (both locations) and Calhoun Pet Care.

Bryan Hinson

Growing up in a military family required frequent relocation. Local artist Bryan Hinson viewed these circumstances as a privilege because it allowed him to see various landscapes and perfect his “eye for detail”, which he tries to display in his artwork.

Hinson’s parents were his first collectors and would often hang his artwork throughout the house. His first watercolors, drawings, and paintings still hang on their walls today.

The primary purpose of his oil paintings is to bring color into the rooms in which they are displayed as well as to set a specific mood. He paints with the intent to recreating dramatic effects in both lighting and nature throughout each piece. The images are inspired from either photograph or memory in an attempt to transfer the beauty in the world onto canvas.

Hinson’s current endeavors include mastering the art of scratchboards, a high contrast black and white medium. Each board begins as a solid black sheet and a small “scratch” tool is then used to remove the black and expose the underlying white board. This art form is rarely seen and difficult to perfect due to its meticulous and unforgiving nature, because once the board is scratched, there is no effective method of correction.

The illustrations he has chosen for this show are titled “Icons of the Music World.” Like art, music is a universal language and, due to its inspiring nature, each observer will be able to connect with a piece.