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July Issue 2006
Fish or Cut Bait Gallery on Edisto Island, SC, Features Works by Betsy Havens and Jim Calk
Like poetry, the beauty of Edisto Island speaks to each person in a unique way. For some, it is the natural beauty of the island that draws them. They love its creeks and marshes filled with dolphins and birds. For some, it is the people who inhabit this sea island along the coast of South Carolina that appeals to them. A new show opening at Fish or Cut Bait Gallery will exhibit how two artists uniquely interpret the poetry of Edisto through their works.
The Poetry of Edisto
Revealed, which
opens on July 1 and continues through Sept. 4, 2006, will celebrate
how art communicates a person's feelings for a place. The show
will feature the paintings of Edisto Island by renowned South
Carolina artists, Betsy Havens and Jim Calk.
Betsy Havens
Before marrying Jim
Calk and moving to Georgetown, SC, Havens owned Havens Gallery
in Columbia for 35 years. During that time, she traveled extensively
throughout the world, and people often comment that they can detect
a European influence in her style. While admiring all of Havens'
works, Brailsford Foster, owner of Fish or Cut Bait Gallery, says
she has a special place in her heart for Havens' paintings of
the low country.
"Betsy evokes such a sense of the lifestyle of the coastal
area in her work," says Foster. "She often includes
people in her paintings, doing every day things like shrimping
and basket weaving, and she does it in a way that just pulls you
into that person's life. She shows the richness of our heritage
here on Edisto. I think Betsy communicates the poetry of Edisto
as well as anyone I know."
Jim Calk's work reflects more of the natural beauty of the island since he predominantly paints landscapes. He is an oil painter and also uses watercolor and pastels and has a true impressionistic style.
"While Betsy's work often reflects a unique way of life, Jim's paintings give you a sense of place," says Foster. "To look at one of Jim's landscapes of the sunset over the marshes of Edisto is one of life's great pleasures. You can't help but feel a true sense of both wonder and content."
Havens began studying art at the age of 12 at the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, GA, and has continued to study and hone her skills throughout her life. She has received numerous awards and honors, and her work is widely collected by private individuals and corporations.
Like his wife's work, Calk's paintings have also received numerous awards and can be found in private and corporate collections. There is, however, one major difference between them and that is in their education. In addition to being an outstanding painter, Calk's formal education was in music, and he is classically trained in piano, organ, harp and violin. Truly a Renaissance man.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 843/869-2511 or at (www.fishorcutbait.com).
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