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February Issue
2011
M Gallery of Fine Art in Charleston,
SC, Features Works by Susan J. Foster
M Gallery of Fine Art in Charleston, SC, will
present the exhibit, Patina and Petals: Beloved Objects,
featuring the latest still life pieces from the collection of
artist Susan J. Foster, on view from Feb. 4 - 28, 2011. A public
reception will be offered on Friday, Feb. 4, from 5-8pm.
Foster is an internationally known artist and teacher, currently
living in beautiful Sarasota, FL. Born in Warren, OH, she has
travelled extensively, repeatedly visiting major museums around
the world. She studied at the University of Toronto and at Ontario
College of Art and Design, and has studied with some of the most
renowned artists of our time. She taught portrait painting at
Ringling College of Art and Design for five years before leaving
to teach at the Southern Atelier.
Working exclusively from life, Foster endeavors to capture both
the visual qualities of her subject and its place in our most
accessible emotional memories. Her pieces are contemplative and
deliberate with classic subject matter painted in a contemporary
setting.
Foster offered the following statement about her work, "The
beauty and fragility of flowers is somehow made more apparent
when painted with well-worn or much loved objects in a still life.
The interplay of light and shadow, different textures, the sense
of time passing that is inherent in flowers, is made evident on
man-made items as a soft sheen from loving hands...".
Foster is currently represented by M Gallery of Fine Art.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 843/727-4500 or visit (www.mgalleryoffineart.com).
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