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December Issue 2003
The Arnold Gallery in Aiken, SC, Offers Group Show of Small Works
The Arnold Gallery in the historic downtown Aiken, SC, is pleased to be presenting, Just a Small Gift of Art', to kick off the Aiken's third Art after Hours gallery stroll scheduled for Dec. 18, 2003, from 6-9pm. The exhibition consists of mostly miniature paintings, collages, drawings and pottery by all of our regular featured artists along with some of the artists represented in our sister gallery, Cameo Fine Art Gallery in Columbia, SC. The exhibit will remain on view through Dec. 30, 2003. Some of the artists participating include: Joan MacIntyre, Charles Harpt, Lenny Wooden, Mary Alice Lockhart and Judy Adamick.
Joan MacIntyre is an
artist whose paintings are heavily emphasized by racing, hunting
and scenes drawn from a lifetime of involvement of horses and
the rural life. For over forty years she has painted horses, dogs
and farms across the United States and England.
MacIntyre has been an award winning artist in open juried shows
as wells as equine art shows and is a signature member of The
Society of Western Artists and just recently an associate member
of The Horse Artists Association. She has painted for the working
horseman, jockeys, celebrity owners and people who just love their
animals. Bud Johnson, owner of The Old English Rancho and Director
and President of The California Breeders Association quotes in
an edition of Equine Images, "She seems to have captured
the personality and conformation of our horses. She has in our
opinion, the best eye for information ever encountered in an artist."
Charles Harpt, another equestrian artist who lives in NC, was the featured artist on the cover of the Okatie Rotary Polo Club invitation and poster for 2003. He studied art at The Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia on a GI Bill that was awarded to him by The William Emlen Scholarship to study art in Europe. His awards and impressive acceptance into shows include Cartwright's Equestrian Gallery, American Academy of Equine Art and the Sporting Art Exhibit in honor of the 50th running of The Block House Steeplechase.
Harpt's personal relationship with horses began in 1964 when he was drafted into the Army and went to report for duty and discovered that there were eleven positions open for men in the Calvary School in Fort Riley, KS. He trained with B Squadron, the last to train with horses in the US Army. He, like MacIntyre, has such complex details in their paintings. They evolve and become surreal with traditional colors and form.
Lenny Wooden, originally born and raised in New York City, now resides in Aiken. He graduated from The High School of Art and Design in New York where he was the first recipient of his high school to win The Society of Illustrators Award. Upon graduating high school he won a scholarship to The Cooper Union Art School also in New York. After graduating college, Wooden began his career as a fashion illustrator. Over the course of his career, he has become familiar with a variety of mediums such as oils, pastels, and acrylics and watercolor. While painting portraits and landscapes Wooden prefers working with watercolors to give him the variety and spontaneity that he is able to capture. Wooden later added TV story boards and book illustrations to his repertoire.
Mary Alice Lockhart, originally from Kemper, SC, now residing in Aiken. She graduated from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, GA, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, USC-Aiken. Lockhart is a member of The Aiken Artist Guild, Aiken Center for The Arts and The Gertrude Herbert Art Institute in Augusta, GA.
Lockhart has participated in several groups and one woman shows and has won several prestigious awards in juried exhibitions. With a huge emphasis in acrylic and oil paints, the paintings that Lockhart is currently creating are a depiction of loose landscape subject matter using a blend of reality and impressionism. Her use of bright and bold hues helps draw the viewer closer to examine and feel the energy behind her paintings.
Judy Adamick, a native
of Connecticut, now resides in Ridge Springs, SC. Upon moving
to SC, she has studied with a succession of distinguished watercolor
artists and teachers including, Alex Powers, Skip Lawrence and
Stephen Quiller. Her extensive participation in regional shows
have led to many awards including one from The South Carolina
Watercolor Society. Adamick is a member and past President and
Vice President of The Aiken Artist Guild. She is also a member
and past Secretary of The South Carolina Watercolor Society.
Working in oils, acrylics and watercolors, Adamick creates paintings
from fond memories of travels from around the world varying from
landscapes to still life's. Her colors are similar to that of
Lockhart. Both artists are able to capture the intensities and
subtly of color throughout their paintings. While participating
in an exhibition in Paris, Adamick was able to attain one of her
life long goals by being permitted to paint in Claude Monet's
gardens in Giverny, France.
Other artists whose
work will be on display include works by Trish Arnold whose work
is between abstraction and representational, Al Beyer whose works
is defined by the complexity of his landscapes and Robert Campbell
who paints very loose figurative studies on a variety of sizes.
Del Holt, a painter of animal portraits and a highly recommended
artist for commissions using his unique style of animal portraiture,
will be showcasing his new, fun and sometimes whimsical body of
work.
The artists from Cameo Fine Art with work in the show include:
Helen Fried, Peter Alsen, Jean McWhorter, Leanne Kelley-Badeaux,
Sherie Koenig, Van Martin and Sharon Licata.
For more information
check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
803/502-1100 or e-mail at (arnoldfinearts@aol.com).
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