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January Issue
2011
Gallery C in Raleigh, NC, Offers Works
by Jimmy Craig Womble, II
Gallery C in Raleigh, NC, will present
the exhibit, New Oil Paintings by Jimmy Craig Womble, II,
on view from Jan. 7 through Feb. 16, 2011. This will be Womble's
4th solo exhibition at Gallery C.
Womble's oil paintings are inspired by Down East and Beaufort,
NC, and its environs. He paints in oils on linen wrapped board.
His North Carolina subjects include rusting workboats, deepwater
canals, barns, farm fields, skies and sharp light. Womble also
has painted shipyards, murals, painted furniture and commissions
on canvas. This year Womble journeyed to Philadelphia, PA, and
Charleston, SC, and found inspiration for many new architectural
paintings.
Womble is a 1995 graduate of NCSU College of Design. He has been
painting professionally for the past 15 years.
Womble offers the following artist's statement: "In April
of 05, I pulled up stakes and moved to Beaufort, North Carolina.
Thankful to be back to a more rural coastal environment, the
subjects I love are all around. The port offers up its industrial
geometry, with crisp light on enormous ships, bringing cargo from
all over the world. "Down East" lies the deep water
canals, marshes and the contrast between nature at its most serene
and the rusting work boats of generations of fishermen. Going
inland brings back the rural landscapes I have enjoyed painting
for a decade now. Delapidated barns stand guard at the edges of
fields of cotton, tobacco and beans, recalling memories of my
childhood at Nannie's in rural Nash County. But my greatest inspiration
has come from the various shipyards around the area. The light
seems extra sharp and intense, with only passing clouds and the
shadows of elevated boats to providing relief. Boats of all shapes,
colors, and sizes float in a sea of empty containers, rusted metal,
chains, tarps, nets, welding tanks and sandblasters. Forgotten
things all around slowly succumb to the power of nature."
Gallery C features an extensive collection of original oil paintings,
sculpture and prints by over thirty contemporary American artists.
We also specialize in the resale of original art work by historically
important artists from North Carolina. Collectors who buy original
art enjoy the quality and value of our diverse, and constantly
changing exhibitions.
For further information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings,
call 919/828-3165 or visit (www.galleryc.net).
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