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November Issue 2004

Waterfront Gallery in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Amelia Rose Smith and J. Michael Kennedy

The Waterfront Gallery in Charleston, SC, will present the exhibit, Catching Some Rays, featuring works by Amelia Rose Smith and J. Michael Kennedy. The exhibit will be on view from Nov. 6 through Dec. 31, 2004.

Catching Some Rays, as the show is entitled, features landscapes and still life pieces that rely on sunlight and shadows to emphasize and highlight the subjects. Smith will feature new work in watercolor and pastel still-life, much of which includes flowers, herbs and vegetables grown in her yard by her son, John.

Amelia Rose Smith

Smith's colorful and fresh still life work has been highly sought-after and collected by individuals and corporations from around the country. This group of paintings has been created throughout the summer in her light-filled home studio as various plants and flowers native to the Lowcountry have blossomed and created the wonderful colors she depicts in the work. Smith also will be presenting new work painted en-plein-aire around the Lowcountry from downtown Charleston to her own backyard on an East Cooper tidal creek.

Working outside in the natural environment brings a dramatic new look to many of Smith's newest work and even influences her studio paintings.

J. Michael Kennedy

J. Michael Kennedy will present many new pieces in oil created over the last several months that have also been influenced by painting outdoors. Primarily a landscape artist, Kennedy has spent the last year studying and painting the Lowcountry skies, especially as the sun sets and the colors fade from pastel shades of blue and yellow, to deeper reds, purples and gold. He calls many of these pieces "skyscapes" as the emphasis is on the dramatic sky and clouds.

Though most of Kennedy's work is created in his home studio, the influence of outdoor painting is evident in work that is more impressionistic and seems to capture the fleeting moments of a quickly changing sunset. Kennedy will also include several paintings in pastel, finding that the pastel medium actual helps him capture the mood of a place more quickly and influences his oil paintings as well.

For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 843/722-1155 or visit (www.waterfrontartgallery.com).



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