June Issue 2002
Hilton Head Art League Gallery in Hilton Head, SC, Features Works by Evelyn Byatt-Ballantine
The
Hilton Head Art League in Hilton Head, SC, presents Recent
Works, an exhibition of oil paintings by Evelyn Byatt-Ballantine
on view June 4 through July 13, 2002. Her paintings were inspired
by family, friends and travel. Recent Works is a potpourri
of art work of familiar places that include people, landscapes,
interiors and still life. Byatt-Ballantine believes that painting
is one approach to the development of seeing, assimilating and
interpreting.
Byatt-Ballantine was drawing at five years of age and began classes
in sculpting and drawing at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC.
Both of her parents were artists and encouraged Byatt-Ballantine
with her art. Byatt-Ballantine's early studies continued at the
Ringling Art School in Sarasota, Florida. She received a BFA from
the University of Alabama and a MA degree from the University
of New Mexico. Byatt-Ballantine taught high school art in the
Albuquerque Public School System and later drawing and art education
at the University of Albuquerque. She was also a freelance textile
designer. Byatt-Ballantine is an accomplished artist in sculpting,
painting and fabric design.
Byatt-Ballantine feels that the benefits that come with years
of looking, in a more than casual way, at the beauty and force
of colors, shapes, lines and patterns, have enhanced her life.
"My paintings make no attempt at social messages. I paint
that with which I feel an intimacy or an enthusiasm for the beauty
or the humor of nature or the human condition".
After moving to Hilton Head in 1978, Byatt-Ballantine worked in
the resort industry. She retired in 1989 to resume painting and
has exhibited in numerous shows and events. She received awards
for the Hilton Head Art League's Juried Show that includes honorable
mention in 1993 and 1997 and a merit award in 1994. Byatt-Ballantine
was also a featured artist for the Hilton Head Art League in 1997
and has regularly participated in both the Art League's Member
Show and the Art & Flowers annual show. In 1999, Byatt-Ballantine
received second place in oil for the Hilton Head Juried Library
Show and in 2000 received an invitation to exhibit at the "Prince
of Tides" house Designer's Showcase.
Byatt-Ballantine has three sons and resides on Hilton Head Island
with her husband Ralph. She believes that art is a life-style
heightened by sensual perception. Byatt-Ballantine commented,
"As I evolve in my journey through the years, my work also
evolves. All honest work is a portrait of the painter".
For more information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 843/681-5060, or on the web at (www.hiltonheadartleague.org).
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