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November Issue 2006
Smith-Killian Fine Art in Charleston Features Works by Betty Anglin Smith
Smith-Killian
Fine Art in Charleston, SC, will present the exhibit, New Works
in Oil, by Charleston artist Betty Anglin Smith. The exhibition
opens on Nov. 3, 2006, in conjunction with the Charleston Fine
Art Dealers Association's Eighth Fine Art Annual weekend. The
exhibit continues through Nov. 17, 2006.
Focusing on landscapes, Smith uses large brushstrokes, grabbing colors to capture not just the physical nature of a place, but the feeling as well. Her paintings, whether they depict vibrant sunsets or the vastness of Lowcountry marshland, give the viewer a sense of the immediacy of the moment.
"I can't emphasize enough, I want my work to look quick, impulsive, and spontaneous, like it just happened and flowed as opposed to appearing overworked," Smith explains. She adds that the bold colors she uses give the paintings an element of surprise "so that you are not looking at something you have seen a thousand times before. It is making you more aware of the colors that are actually in the landscape."
A native of the Carolinas, Smith has firmly established herself in Charleston's artistic community. For the past 20 years, Smith has dedicated herself to painting, and though her subject matter frequently reflects the Lowcountry landscape, her success has far outgrown the confines of South Carolina. Her works have been shown in prominent galleries across the nation, from New York, Washington, DC, and Martha's Vineyard, MA, to San Francisco and Carmel, CA. In addition, many of her pieces are included in some of the nation's finest corporate collections such as Walt Disney World, IBM, and Johnson & Johnson.
The gallery features works by Lowcountry painter
Betty Anglin Smith and her triplets, painters Jennifer Smith Rogers
and Shannon Smith, and photographer Tripp Smith. Sculptures in
bronze by Darrell Davis; works in oil by Kim English and Susan
Romaine and photographs by Tom Blagden, Jr. are also available.
Subject matter ranges from local and European landscapes to architectural
works and still life.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 843/853-0708 or at (www.smithkillian.com or
contact).
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