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November Issue 2006
Carolina Galleries in Charleston, SC, Offers Group Show of Landscapes from the Edge of the Water
Carolina Galleries in Charleston, SC, offers the exhibition, At the Water's Edge, on view from Nov. 3 through Dec. 11, 2006, in conjunction with the Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association Eighth Fine Art Annual, Nov. 3-5, 2006.
This group exhibition features work inspired by our region's coastal waterways, and explores the interconnections where land and water merge. These works capture the many moods of the landscape at water's edge, from paintings of crisp coastal waterways in bright southern light to the mysterious marsh nocturnes at day's end. Local and regional artists have produced varied responses in oil, watercolor and etching; including works by John Burmeister, Craig Crawford, Stephen Chesley, Julyan Davis, Trey Finney, Philip Juras, Tom McNickle, Anna Onufer, Margaret Peery and Betty Robinson.
The exhibit will also include works by Irish artist, Victor Richardson. Richardson brings vivid shimmering pastels inspired from his visit to South Carolina; his subject matter includes Magnolia and Middleton Plantations, Hunting Island, and the Edisto and Savannah Rivers. A permanent resident of County Cork, Ireland, Richardson takes inspiration from his travels and the beauty of the surrounding landscape.
Richardson's first encounter with the southern
coastal United States was in 1990, when he accepted an invitation
from an art lecturer visiting Ireland, to come stay in Savannah,
GA, for several months to paint the locale and have an exhibition.
He has been returning almost annually, visiting Charleston to
paint the plantation houses and gardens.
Richardson was born in Belfast in 1952 and has lived in the Republic
of Ireland since 1972. He is a self-taught artist and has worked
as a professional painter since 1980, exhibiting widely in the
British Isles and America. He has this to say about his
work, "Atmosphere and design are the most important aspects
of what I do. I look for the possibilities of playing about with
light or making textures with the raw materials of landscape. Sometimes
my paintings look as though they are woven together almost like
a tapestry. I use a mixture of pastel and dry pigment on
a specially prepared ground and the layers of colour are built
up gradually. Colour in all its levels of subtlety is a most
effective tool".
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Gallery listings, call the gallery at 843/723-2266 or visit (www.carolinagalleries.com).
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