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July Issue 2008
Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville
Features Works by Ella McBee Cart in Greenville, SC
The
Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville in Greenville, SC, will feature
works by Ella McBee Cart, on view from July 1 - 31, 2008.
Cart originally hails from Spartanburg, SC,
and has always been an artist. Her innate love of art emanates
from her parents. Her father, the late Roy McBee Smith, was a
noted lawyer and author in addition to being a respected painter.
(His artwork can be viewed in the Greenville History Museum.)
Her mother, Grace Jackson Smith was a watercolor and pastel artist.
As a child, Cart and her family would gather on the front porch
where her father would discuss art. This was the genesis of her
art education which later grew into a BA in Art from Columbia
College. She also studied graduate studio work at the University
of South Carolina and Converse College.
Cart is currently a mixed media artist who enjoys working in various mediums and styles. She is comfortable with abstraction and realism, often enjoying the challenge of combining the two. Her love of nature's beauty often manifests itself into her paintings as she weaves wildlife, flora and fauna into a myriad of patterns and shapes.
"My inspiration is to bring the natural
form to a unique medium by concentrating on coastal wildlife and
primitive landscapes," says Cart.
Cart is also well known for her oil and watercolor paintings.
She has won numerous awards for both her oils and mixed media
works. Cart presently splits her time between the Georgia Coast
and the Carolina Mountains with her husband and two children.
The Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville is a co-operative gallery located in the heart of downtown Greenville. Over twenty five local artists are represented in the gallery along with various mediums including acrylic, mixed media, oil and watercolor paintings, jewelry, glass, woodwork and sculpture. One or more of the artists is in the gallery at all times, demonstrating throughout the day and always ready to discuss their art with visitors.
For further information check our SC Commercial
Gallery listings, call the gallery at 864/239-3882 or visit (www.artistsguildgalleryofgreenville.com).
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