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December Issue 2004
Charleston
Art Gallery & Portrait Studio in Charleston, SC, Features
Works by Peggy Forest Bischoff & Anniversary Show
Charleston Art Gallery & Portrait Studio in Charleston, SC,
is presenting the exhibition, A Wall Garden, featuring
watercolors by Peggy Forest Bischoff, through Dec. 24, 2004.
"I am so excited about this show," says Bischoff, "thrilled
about this new painting surface. I love the excitement of experimenting
with a medium that seems to have a life of its own, and I love
the idea that I am the first to mount a show in Charleston using
this new process." The show will be comprised entirely of
watercolors painted on "watercolor canvas." The completed
canvases are treated similarly to oils or acrylics. They are coated
for permanence with a fixative, specific to the medium, and framed
without mat or glass. Some are on gallery wrap canvas.
"The results are striking," says Cecile Langham Cothran,
owner of Charleston Art Gallery. "Peggy's work is usually
vivid and has a strong value structure. It's as though this new
process was made for her. It's much stronger than a typical watercolor."
A vivacious and creative 70 year old, Bischoff is known for her
floral renderings. As well, she is a nationally accredited Master
Flower Show Judge and Designer. Both her love of the subject and
her knowledge of the form, color and growth habits of horticulture
are evident in this botanically oriented exhibition.
Charleston Art Gallery and Portrait Studio is also celebrating
its second anniversary with a group exhibition entitled, Deuce,
Dos, Deux, Doubles, with will be on view from Dec. 3 - 31,
2004.
Cecile Langham Cothran, gallery owner and portrait artist, whose
working studio is in the gallery, currently represents 10 other
local and regional artists. "This show is all about being
two!" says Cothran. "The variety of work produced by
our artists always makes our shows interesting and fun,"
she says, "and for this exhibit I've asked for new pieces
that in some way relate to 2."
The gallery is located in the heart of the French Quarter Art
District , on a street paved with ballast blocks from old merchant
vessels that once docked where the Waterfront Park is.
For more information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 724-3424, e-mail at (info@cecilelanghamcothran.com)
or at (www.charlestonartgallery.com).
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