A Very Special Interview Various local 3rd grade students recently asked Jonas to participate in their “Heroes Of Asheville” journalism project. The students chose a number of local public figures to be interviewed about their work and contributions to the community. Jonas was honored to be among them. During the interview process Jonas was caught […]
“We have fallen into the place where everything is music” -Rumi With Jonas Gerard, it is often hard to tell where the line between art and music lies. Hardly a painting is created in his studio that was not born while music was playing, and there is always a variety of percussion instruments within easy […]
[Ed. Note: The following is a transcription of a studio talk Jonas gave to a group of visitors recently] This is my area. It’s my sacred area. In last two days I’ve made seven new paintings here. I’ve been inspired by these quotes (pointing to the quotes on the wall) as well as these from […]