Artist Gina Jrel

	Walk This Way © Artist Gina Jrel, 2007 Medium: Oil and acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas Dimensions: 40"w x 30" h Edge Treatment: Gallery-wrapped edges are hand-painted solid black, with raw brush strokes of red, orange and pink running through it Framing: N/A - Hand-painted, gallery-wrapped edges Original available for purchase: Private Collection / St. George, Utah, USA Available in Giclee: Yes Based on the One-Liner: "...Your feet flyin' up in the air..." From the Song: Walk This Way Performed By: Aerosmith From the CD: Devil's Got a New Disguise About the Painting: I frequently listen to Aerosmith in my Loft (very loud!) while I paint, so it seemed fitting to pick one of their songs for this show. I decided to return to my fashion illustration days and do a funny spoof on the song, "Walk This Way." Always guided by feeling first, I thought this song has a lot of sassyness and attitude, so I wanted to reflect that in some funky fashion figures in bizarro clothing. I picked the poses very intentionally, making the strides wide, the shoulders cocked, and the hands on hips - all to enhance the attitude of confidence, cockiness, and give the painting a kind of cat-walk feel. Though a painting is a static, still object, I wanted the figures to have a feeling like they were actually moving...walking in a high energy, fast strut. This is one of my favorite pieces in the One-Liners Show. The original has sold, but the piece is available in high resolution, limited edition giclee on canvas.