Member Artists
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Polymer Clay Jewelry
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Gouache, Watercolor
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Stella-Lee says, "I draw to remember; a moment, a place, a portrait, a face. I make lines of what I see and am forever reminded off the time it was. Sometimes closing my eyes to truly see, I draw lines on paper."
After spending my teen years intensely studying and…
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Pastel, Mixed Media
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“I have worked primarily in pastel and realism for nearly ten years, then began experimenting in a variety of other media. Recently I have been creating more mixed media pieces, including some abstract work. Since I love learning and new challenges, this is where I plan to continue to concentrate…
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Encaustic
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
Mark your calendar on November 1st 5 - 7 PM for the opening of a unique art exhibit at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina in Shelter Cove. Two award winning member artists, Ann Bannister and Virginia MacKenzie will present an all-encaustic art exhibit which has been…
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Ceramics, Raku, Clay
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Oil & watercolor paintings
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Specializing in Lowcountry landscapes and seascapes.
Largely self-taught Terry Brennan’s work reflects the beauty of the Lowcountry landscape with its weathered buildings, scenic waterways, shrimp boats, marshes, and its live oaks dripping with Spanish Moss. His pallet expresses the colors of the seasons and the changing light. “I enjoy the…
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Oil, Watercolor, Metal Sculpture
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"The meaning of color and shape make a more definite statement than words."
Through color, form, and light, images from my daily surroundings are transformed into painted worlds of hyper-realism. Quiet spaces in the natural world often inspire and intrigue me to explore further to satisfy these curiosities. My images…
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Watercolor, printmaking, drawing, collage
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A Dash of Red
The Art League Gallery of Hilton Head, now located in the Walter Greer Gallery of the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, is presenting a unique exhibition by a group of 11 female artists, known as “Les Bonnes Artistes.” The show opens with a reception at…
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Mixed Media
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Creating for me is as necessary as breathing. A part of me starts to die when I am unable to create. The challenge of taking colors, textures and design elements to produce something totally different is the spark that ignites my artistic flame.
My interest in jewelry started when I was…
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Oils, Pastel
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Double the Pleasure – recent oils and pastels by Laura Cody is opening with an artist reception on Tuesday, 5-7pm on April 13, 2010 at the Art League of Hilton Head Gallery located in Pineland Station Atrium, Suite 207, Hilton Head Island. The exhibit runs through Saturday, May 8. The…
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Acrylic, Photography
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Art Cornell uses colors, shapes, designs to create unusual abstract art. He is also a photographer of black/white abstract pictures.
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Photography - Nature & Abstract
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Photographer Jean-Marie Côté Explores
The Color of Life
Jean-Marie Côté "I am passionate about the miniature world in our environment, I capture it using macro photography technique. My work ranges from very realistic, detailed and colorful images to pure abstract of the same subject. My goal is to offer to the…
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Watercolor
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I like to paint in a loose style, and love the use of colors to illustrate local color.
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Oil, Watercolor, Drawaing
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Specializes in "plein air" painting of Lowcountry landscapes
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All
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CraftHiltonHead2011 - Join the artists for the debut showing of the Fine Art Crafts Guild Opening Reception Thursday December 1 5-7PM
Sculpture, metal work, assemblage, works in clay, basketry, glass, fiber, wood, jewelry ... & more
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Mixed Media, Acrylic
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Focusing on abstract at present - both on canvas and on paper.
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Mixed Media, Encaustic, Tile & Glass
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Award winning artist, Diane Dean, works in watercolor, acrylic and mixed media/collage. Though she has been painting for over twenty years, she spent much of her professional life in the graphic arts technology field. Throughout her career Diane has presented seminars and lectures in graphic design concepts, color theory and the use…
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Assemblages
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Dean Dizikes began making models as a boy. For the past ten years he has combined his interest in history with the creation of cast metal miniatures set in authentically recreated environments and he makes history come to life for us!
With a degree in American History Dean’s work is a…
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Acrylic, Pastel
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Atelier/Abstract - An exhibition of abstract art
The Art League of Hilton Head
Walter Greer Gallery, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island.
Exhibit runs January 28, 2012
843-681-5060
Marilyn Dizikes: I am primarily an abstract painter. My themes are color and light, taking inspiration…
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Collage
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Jo Dye: I work in layers of acrylic paint, torn or cut handmade and found papers, and printing techniques. I am inspired by music, color, feelings, and ideas.
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Oil, Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor
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Vickie Bailey Ebbers paints in oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolor and has won awards in all of these categories. Her range of subjects includes figurative work, still life and landscape.
Ebbers’ favorite is working with the nude form. “With endless possibilities in terms of composition and expression the figure remains the…
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Iron, copper, bronze
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The Art League of Hilton Head presents In the Spirit of Nature: Explorations of Abstract Naturalism by Mary Sullivan and From the Fire by Kevin Eichner opening with an artist reception Thursday, March 3, 5-7 pm. Exhibit runs through April 2 at The Art League of Hilton Head, Walter Greer…
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Ceramics
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The Art League Gallery presents “Spirits of the Sea,” a collection of ceramic art by Susan Ellzey opening with a reception on May 12, 5-7pm at the Art League’s Gallery, Suite 207, in Pineland Station Mall. The exhibit continues through June 6. The public is invited - Come and meet…
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Clay, Ceramic
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Sheri Farbstein’s ceramic show Eclectic opens with a reception on Thursday, May 3, from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Art League Gallery. The exhibitions run from April 30 through May 27. Join us to meet the artists.
When asked to do the show and write something about her work, Sheri…
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All Media
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2012 Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration
De Aarts Ob We People XV Art Exhibition and Sale
Opening Reception & Art Exhibit
Wednesday, February 1 5-7 p.m. Admission: $15
At The Art League of Hilton Head
Walter Greer Gallery, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina,
14 Shelter Cove Lane, HHI
The show…
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Photography
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Ed, an award-winning photographer, employs a variety of digital cameras and lenses to express his love of nature. He specializes in the wildlife and landscape photography of the low country and is known for the vivid and vibrant colors of his butterfly, bird, flower, shrimp boat, sunset and marsh scenes…
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Oil, Mixed Madia
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Painting gives me a way to express myself and connect with people. It's a visual experience through color, shape and form, all combined making a definite statement. I am passionate about and interested in enriching the lives of people of all ages through my art. As a painter I strive to…
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Photography
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Oil, Acrylic
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Charles Gruppé says that he paints in a “controlled impressionistic style, combining clean color with a sense of detail.” He presents subjects with swift sure strokes of the brush, a technique that is confident and yet carefree. Closely observed his paintings are loose – almost abstract. However, when you step back, the brushstrokes…
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Mixed Media
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Creative Expressionist - Lillith uses texture and exciting color that make you want to touch the canvas. Her skill shows in her ability to do realistic, impressionistic and abstract paintings.
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JEANIE HOOPER creates layered collages on canvas and paper. Jeanie’s works are organic and textural
and often inspired by nature. She feels visually sensitive to designs in life that people never notice. She admits, “Wanting to be original in my efforts, I rely on my intuition of what ‘feels right.’ …
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Photography
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Fran Hubbell – While Fran has taken pictures most of her life, her serious interest in photography began in 1994. Her favorite subject matter is "Nature and Wildlife." Fran has been fortunate to be able to travel throughout much of South Africa, Botswana, and North America, in search of good animal…
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Oil & Acrylics
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Abstract Impressions – an exhibit of recent paintings by N. Jack Huddle
The Art League of Hilton Head, located in the Walter Greer Gallery of the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, presents Abstract Impressions - an Exhibit of Recent Paintings by N. Jack Huddle opening with an artist reception…
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Woods, pineneedles
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Donna Ireton - Contemporary Basketry
Local driftwood, manzanita, redwood, cedar, other woods, and local gourds form the base for my colorful, freeform, contemporary pine needle basketry art. Swooping and curvaceous designs accentuate and enhance the beautiful grain, texture, and coloration found in these natural materials. The result is a contemporary basket sculpture…
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Oil, acrylic, pencil & watercolor
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TED JORDAN - BIOGRAPHY
Ted Jordan's extensive background in painting and art history as well as commercial art allows
him to combine his vast knowledge and experience to the betterment of each class he teaches.
Having earned a B.F.A. from Miami University of Ohio and an M.A. and an M.F.A.…
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Mixed Media, Acrylic
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For The Love of Red - Recent Works by Vickie Jourdan
Vickie Jourdan titled her new exhibit of recent abstract works “For the Love of Red,” a name that has become her good luck charm. In a past one-woman show at the Art League, Jourdan’s signature painting by the same…
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Stoneware
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Sherry Kahle has a Bachelors of Science in Art Therapy from Bowling Green State University, Ohio and a Masters of Arts in Education from The University of Findlay, Ohio. She has been the visual arts teacher at Hilton Head Island Middle School for 4 years. Sherry works with all mediums…
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Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Fiber arts
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Mary Kelly is a long time college art teacher and artist. She is also a fiber artist and displays both kinds of work at the Art League Gallery. She is a member of a local outdoor painting Group, the Applepie Painters who together have had group shows locally at the Art…
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Oil & Pastel
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Juliana Kim - For forty years, extensive travels have provided ample material to investigate the essence of space and place. She has an exhibit "Visual Wanderings" at Picture This Gallery (Nov 4-30, 2009) showing paintings inspired by her travels. Juliana works in various media, including oil and acrylic, watercolor and pastel,…
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Group show in March 2009: Nine accomplished female artists – Jo Dye, Evie KOWTKO, Joyce Nagel, Doris Shay, Bobsy Simes, Barb Spencer, Dorothy Steelman, Faye Willis and Emily Wilson – got together once a month to talk about art over lunch. Soon the idea of a joint show came up. Considering themselves good…
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Iron, Steel, Clay and Wood
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Mark Larkin is an American born artist who grew up in the middle of the country and received his BFA Degree from the University of Nebraska, Omaha. He studied under a great and under-appreciated sculptor named Sidney “Buz” Buchanan. Larkin also did a one year Art Studies Programme at the…
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Mixed media, contemporary
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I have studied and been involved in art since childhood. I am currently intrigued by the marriage of paint and a variety of other materials to create interesting design and texture.
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Watercolor
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Betty is sure that in another life she was a sun worshipper. She paints outdoors whenever possible and is fascinated by the effect of the sun on color and shadow patterns. Betty finds that watercolor is the ideal medium to achieve the clean, clear look she prefers.
Her show opens…
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Oil
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The Art League of Hilton Head features Six Artists One Palette -- An exhibit by six artists using the same palette set-up but exploring individual motifs.
Opening reception Tuesday, 5-7PM October 4, Walter Greer Gallery, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island.
The artists and…
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Oriental watercolors, pastels, oils, acrylics
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Dr. Virginia Bergin MacKenzie is a graduate of Trinity University in Washington, D.C. and holds a PhD from the University of Buffalo Graduate School of Management. She has studied art at UCLA, SCAD, and the Woodstock School of Art. Virginia now paints Encaustics with hot pigmented beeswax. She learned this ancient…
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Watercolor, Pastel, Mixed Media, Woven Paper
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Ann's art primarily involves outdoor scenes and abstracts
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Pastel, Oil
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Judy Saylor McElynn
“I am thoroughly enjoying ‘making art’, and it gives me even greater pleasure when others enjoy my work as well!”
Leaving watercolor behind she continued her training and began working primarily in pastel and most recently in oil. She hopes to continue to grow and challenge her tendency…
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Oil
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I love to paint in oils and am inspired by the colorful beauty of the Lowcountry and the Bahamas. I specialize in landscape and seascape painting.
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Jewelry
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Bronze, Clay
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Oil
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Nancy Mitchell has been making a living as an artist on Hilton Head for the last 20 years. The key: Diversity! In addition to her oil paintings Nancy has a Faux Finishing business, Limited edition prints and also hand paints furniture. Nancy also has a new love- teaching. Nancy instructs…
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Clay
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Colored Pencil
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Oil, acrylic, mixed media, sculpture
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Metamorphosis 2011: New Space, New Art, New Zing!
with Golden Ear Award Sculpted by Dave Musial
If the ghost of artist Vincent van Gogh came looking for his missing ear, he’d be delighted to find the one fashioned by sculptor Dave Musial for the Art League of Hilton…
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Pastel
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Pastel, Oil
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Portfolio – Recent Paintings of Joyce and Don Nagel
Joyce and Don Nagel present their recent oils and pastels in “Portfolio” opening with an artist reception on November 9 at 5-7pm at the Art League of Hilton Head Gallery. Painting demonstrations will be on Nov 13 at 11AM and…
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Photography
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Don Nelson – Don is an award-winning photographer in venues in South Carolina and the Northeast. He is an expert in all matters of photography. He has been taking photographs since the age of eight. “To me photography is an art of keen observation and discovery of something of interest for everyone…
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Linda has painted in water colors and acrylics, and most recently, oils. She is particularly inspired by the beauty of the Lowcountry and the effects of color and light.
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Oil & Pastel & Watercolor
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As a retired executive I’ve been making up for lost time. Art is the reason we retired to Hilton Head and I love painting the low country. And when I travel I like to find interesting scenes that I can work on back in my studio. I try to focus on interesting…
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Watercolor, Acrylic
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Lynda K. Potter will be the Featured Artist in March with an exhibition titled "Celebration of Paint and Water"
Artist Reception will be Friday, 5 - 7pm, March 2
The Art League of Hilton Head, Walter Greer Gallery
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island
Exhibit runs…
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Silver jewelry
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Betsy has taught jewelry making for many years and lived in the Low Country for the past 11 years. Betsy works in many metals, primarily Silver. She finds inspiration in everything from a clump of marsh grass, the texture of sand, an architectural detail or the metals that she is working with. The…
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Oil, Watercolor
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Mixed Media
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How My Garden Grows - Enhanced Monotypes by Cora Rupp
Artist Reception Tue September 14, 5-7 pm.
Exhibit from Sept 13 - October 9 at the Art League of Hilton Head Gallery, Pineland Station, Hilton Head Island. 843-681-5060 or www.artleaguehhi.org
Cora Rupp creates monotypes in exuberant colors and an abstracted…
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Watercolor, oil, pastel paintings & sculpture
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Alexandra Sharma has a Fine Arts degree and has taught studio painting and sculpture courses at college and university in Toronto and most recently in Beaufort and the Art League Academy of Hilton Head. She paints exclusively en plein air and finds inspiration in the country side locally and in…
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Pastel, Oil, Watercolor, Old Master Drawing
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I am interested in capturing the inner spirit of the people and places I paint with the use of luminous light and color. I hope the painting connects in some emotional way with the viewer. I am also deeply committed to teaching art and helping students reach higher levels of artistic development. It…
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Oil, watercolor
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Kitty Sivertson is an emerging star on the local art scene while fulfilling a lifelong dream. Painting doesn’t come easy for Kitty. Her artistry is a gift, the physical act of creating it, an intense labor of love and determination. The course of Kitty’s life was dramatically altered at age…
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Pastel, oil
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Barbara Snow - "There is so much to continually learn in art, to experiment with, to discover, and to enjoy!" She has taken workshops with many nationally know artists. Pastel and oil are current favorites, however she has worked in all other mediums, including clay and fiber.
Her work was…
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Had group show in March 2009: Nine accomplished female artists – Jo Dye, Evie Kowtko, Joyce Nagel, Doris Shay, Bobsy Simes, Barb SPENCER, Dorothy Steelman, Faye WILLIS and Emily Wilson – got together once a month to talk about art over lunch. Soon the idea of a joint show came up. Considering themselves…
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Had group show in March 2009: Nine accomplished female artists – Jo Dye, Evie Kowtko, Joyce Nagel, Doris Shay, Bobsy Simes, Barb Spencer, Dorothy STEELMAN, Faye Willis and Emily Wilson – got together once a month to talk about art over lunch. Soon the idea of a joint show came up. Considering themselves…
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Fine Woodcarving
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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Inks
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The “spirit of nature” for Mary Sullivan is boundless creativity and variety. According to Sullivan, “creating in its spirit is a fascinating journey,” partly inspired by Edvard Munch’s quote, “Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye . . . it also includes the inner pictures of…
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Watercolor, oil, acrylic
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Born in Quebec, Canada, where Joanne Marois Talbot got her degrees in art at Laval University, she is now living part time on Hilton Head Island.
Joanne has works in private Canadian collections and won awards in both Canada and the U.S.
Her curiosity and love for experimentation brings her painting in…
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Photography
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In July 2010 the Art League Gallery featured All Creatures Great and Small – Photographs by Bing-ie Tan. Exhibit ran through August 7 at The Art League of Hilton Head Gallery, Pineland Station, Hilton Head Island. 843-681-5060 or www.artleaguehhi.org
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Pastel
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Kathy Tortorella is a local artist who never tires of capturing the Lowcountry in pastels or oils. “Each medium has its advantages. With pastel, I can layer color over color to achieve a luminous effect. Oils are more immediate; the color mixing happens on the palette.”
She has studied with Alan…
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Photography
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My formal education is in business (MBA, PhD from The Ohio State University). I have enjoyed taking pictures since childhood. I learned photography as an adult through workshops, books and experimentation. In addition to photography, I have worked in drawing, painting, collage, fabric, clay, and have written and published poetry. …
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Watercolor
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Jean Villeneuve SCA is Lifetime signature member of the Canadian Watercolour Society. Established mostly in the little town of Dunham, Quebec, and now exhibiting scenes of Hilton Head, where nature has already painted
such wonderful landscapes.
“My passion is attuned to the bucolic rhythms and magnificent scenery
of the low country,…
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Oil
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Quite simply, I paint what I like when I like what I am seeing. I am attracted to how the light falls on a form whether it is in a landscape scene or on the objects of a still life. I am amazed how transformative the light can be to a subject.…
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Collage & Assemblage
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Caroll Williams - I'm a former graphic designer, but now my specialty is collage and assemblage art using mostly old and found objects. The mellow, time worn look is what I'm particularly drawn to, and I love nothing better than walking the beach on Hilton Head looking for old pieces…
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Watercolor
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Gerald's art education and career were in Chicago. During his years as an art director he pursued watercolor painting. While on vacations in the U.S. and abroad he would paint a local scene and developed an intense interest in other lands and cultures - the universal interest of artists.
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Collage, Mixed Media
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Photography
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I am very sensitive to the way light influences a subject. The extraordinary lighting in the Low Country provides me with the opportunity to bring the beauty of this area to the viewer. I am a self-taught photographer. I do little retouching of my photographs which enables the viewer to see…
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Painting, acrylic & mixed media
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Original style, paintings reflect the flora and fauna of the Lowcountry with distinctive colors and textures. Commissioned artwork available upon request.
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