November Issue 2000
Jerald Melberg Gallery - Charleston, SC, Offers Works by Thomas McNickle
The Jerald Melberg
Gallery in Charleston, SC, is pleased to announce a solo exhibition
entitled, A New Perspective: Watercolors and Oils of the South
Carolina Lowcountry, by Thomas McNickle from Nov. 3 through
Dec. 16, 2000. The exhibition of new works on paper and canvas
is being offered in conjunction with the Charleston Fine Arts
Annual, taking place Nov. 3 & 4. Included in this new body
of work will be depictions of the Lowcountry of South Carolina
in which McNickle has captured the very essence of the marshlands
and coastal areas.
Collectors and institutions around the country have long been
enamored by McNickle's beautiful depictions of rural Pennsylvania,
but it is only recently that he has come to focus his mastery
of plein air painting on the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
A member of the American and National Watercolor Societies, McNickle's
exceptional technical ability has been evident since he first
began painting in his teens. Throughout his career he has mastered
the traditional landscape while simultaneously giving his format
a fresh appearance with unexpected indications of pastel. In doing
so, McNickle's paintings take on both a photo-realist and American
Impressionist style.
Viewed up close, his landscapes - with their rich color, vigorous
brushwork and generous amounts of paint blend into a combination
of soft and hard edges - look abstract. But from a distance,
they coalesce into recognizable images of fields, streams, trees
and marshland.
McNickle's work has been exhibited in over thirty museums and
gallery exhibitions over the course of his career. His work can
be found in numerous public and private collections including
the Butler Institute of American Art, the Hoyt Institute of Fine
Art, Vero Beach Center for the Arts, Kansas State University,
BASF Corporation, Bank of America and USAirways.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings
or call the gallery at 843/965-5000, e-mail at (sc@jeraldmelberg.com)
or on the web at (http://www.jeraldmelberg.com).
Mailing Address: Carolina Arts, P.O. Drawer
427, Bonneau, SC 29431
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