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February Issue 2006

Providence Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Offers Works by Laurie Richardson, Sheryl Stalnaker and Dru Warmath

Providence Gallery in Charlotte, NC, is pleased to announce a three-women show of new works by Laurie Richardson, Sheryl Stalnaker and Dru Warmath. The three artists' paintings will be on view through Feb. 28, 2006.

The show combines bold compositions and colors with rich textural paintings in both oil and pastels. The exhibition will also showcase Providence Gallery's newly expanded gallery space, featuring local and regional artists.

Laurie Richardson graduated from the University of Georgia with a BFA in Graphic Design and after years of being an art director and free-lance designer, she began to teach art to children and paint full-time. Richardson uses pastels and oils to express her favorite elements of art, color and composition. Richardson explains, "Color can express so many different moods and an unusual composition lets one see the ordinary in an extraordinary way. To express without words a certain feeling is one of my greatest joys as an artist."

Sheryl Stalnaker explores the landscape, architecture and still life in oil, capturing the mood and light of her chosen subject. She paints primarily with a palette knife, achieving a rich and vibrant textural element in her paintings. Stalnaker combines plein air painting with studio work which she feels helps her to engage all of her senses in the creation of her art. A graduate of the University of Washington, Stalnaker's award winning paintings have been shown in juried shows such as the Telfair Museum of Art Fair in Savannah, GA, and the Piccolo Spoleto Exhibitions in Charleston, SC, along with galleries in the Southeast.

Dru Warmath's paintings of the female figure portray a search for a mood or deeper emotion, a moment to be shared by viewer and artist and a relationship to be seen and felt through color and line. Warmath received her education at the University of South Carolina. She works primarily in watermedia and oil.

Honored as a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Warmath's work is included in many private and corporate collections. Working as a professional artist since 1992, Warmath has taught classes at the Mint Museum and Queens College and through her studio in Charlotte. The focus of her work is creating vibrant rhythms of color relationships throughout carefully constructed compositions.

For more information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings or call the gallery at 704/333-4535.

 

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