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February Issue 2007
Charleston Art & Portraits in Charleston, SC, Features New Works by Lynne Troll
Charleston
Art & Portraits in Charleston, SC, will present the exhibit,
Caribbean Color Key West to Charleston, featuring
works by Lynne Troll, on view from Feb. 23 through Mar. 31, 2007.
"I can look at the cracks on the sidewalk or patterns on a floor and see a painting. I never get 'artist's block'," says Troll. "My vision, style and techniques are ever evolving. I love vivid colors and textures and constantly strive to incorporate this passion in my work".
"Lynne has lived in such a variety of places and been privileged to meet so many interesting and famous people," says Charleston Art & Portraits owner Cecile Langham Cothran. "It's quite unusual and probably is at least partially responsible for the eclectic style of her work. It's absolutely fascinating the experiences she has had. She has traveled the world extensively, and her commissioned works hang in yachts, homes and businesses in Turkey, China, England, France, Russia as well as the United States."
As a teenager, Troll, who speaks three languages, studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. Her father was an associate professor of Foreign Languages at West Point and the head tour guide at the academy when she was in middle school. Troll met many of the dignitaries he entertained. Among those were President Nixon, Princess Grace and Prince Ranier.
While traveling in Cuba, she met Charles Lindberg in the Havannah airport. In Paraguay she was a good friend of the dictator's son and was excused from school during the revolutions. She has also lived in Japan, Argentina, Canada, Puerto Rico.
"Lynne's works mostly in acrylic or oil, but her mixed media pieces are created by building heavy layers of various papers and fabrics, combined with paint," Cothran says. "Her talent is multi-faceted. In the commercial realm, she designed the interior of a major sports bar that included 20' x 50' baseball mural and a 9' sculpted football quarterback - quite a feat for such a diminutive lady!"
With her husband Roy Fanshier, Troll opened her own gallery in Key West. Also, she was a featured artist at the famed Sunset Celebration in Mallory Square there, but seeking respite from the many storms out of the Caribbean that threaten Key West, the couple chose Charleston. Having visited Troll's sister here, she says, "I knew the gentle rhythms and charm of the lowcountry would provide new inspiration."
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