You Are Here: New Paintings by Shawn Causey

For her new approach, Causey thickly applies drywall mud and house paint to a stretched canvas. She then scrapes the surface with a trowel and uses a belt sander to create texture and lines that emerge with greater drama after a gilding of metallic spray paint. Causey has always experimented with texture in her work; this new process using ordinary materials has proven to be especially invigorating.

During the free Aug. 3 opening party, Causey will talk about her work and provide art patrons with a few entertaining surprises. The event is sponsored by Avant Garb Rentable Costumes and Wilks & Wilson, Purveyors of Fine Elixirs, which will serve samples of cocktails made from their handcrafted, organic infused syrups.

In addition to the party in the gallery, more than 12 studios one flight up from the studio will hold a mini-open house from 5 to 9 p.m. Artists with open studios will include John Bartlow, Susan D. Brewer, Emily Budd, Andy Chen, Victoria Gilleron, David Joseff, Amy and John Kirchner, Gayle Moore, Colleen Murphy, Elise Augustine Schweitzer and Tom Potter.