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May Issue 2004
Smith Killian Fine Art in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Betty Anglin Smith
Betty Anglin Smith's work has been honored
and collected across the country for nearly 30 years. The Natural
Landscape, her latest series, will premier in Charleston on
May 2 and continue through May 31, 2004.)
This collection of work intimately exposes Smith's relationship
with the marshes surrounding her new studio in Meggett, SC. For
those who have followed her work, the brilliant colors and bold
brushstrokes are still signature in this collection. What will
surprise is her familiarity with her subject matter. In her first
solo show in two years, Smith has once again revealed a different
side of Lowcountry beauty. The variegated palette in the collection
pushes forth a preternatural sensation while still allowing the
viewer accessibility to the scenery. Always demonstrating a fresh
perspective, and using inventive ways of selecting composition,
each piece from The Natural Landscape, delves deeper into
her surrounding environ.
"The change and renewed focus came in July 2003. We moved
my studio to a country cottage on the edge of the Wadmalaw Sound.
The subjects I've been so fond of painting are now right outside
my windows. Each day I experience the sunrise and sunsets and
all the dramatic skies in between. The vistas, with its atmospheric
hues, are endless. Living it first hand is like seeing it for
the first time," says Smith.
This inspirational show is not to be missed.
These are more than just landscape paintings; these are aesthetic
contextual studies in oil paint.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 843/853-0708, e-mail at (info@smithkillian.com)
or at (www.smithkillian.com).
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