Time to Fire up the wood Kiln!

Here is a work by Jeremy Fineman, a great ceramics artist at ECU. This is a ceramic vessell aprox. 9 in tall for $125. Tonight I will be helping fire a wood kiln with him, the kiln needs to be constantly maned for 5 days, so this involves shifts of 8 hours. So from 12midnight to 8am I will be feeding wood into the kiln. The constant fuel is what creates the unique finish to wood fired pieces. After the 5 days the kiln has to cool for a week, then we can show you a few pieces that were fired. Have a great weekend, Jeff

Spring Fling Continues

The Radish painting (12 by 12 ) by Jaquelin Perry is $325 , what a great price for such a well executed piece . Everett Seafood 6 by 8 is by Mike Rooney and is $125, another fabulous price. Both of these artists are being featured in our current exhibit known as Spring Fling. Those lucky people attending the opening on April 2 were treated to a painting demonstration by Perry and Rooney. The exhibit will continue through May 2. All of you late stragglers need to get in right away to see this great show. Torrey

Stephen White

Here is a new work by Shephen White, view more at City Art. Torrey picked up A Lady with a Lute when she went to visit Stephen at his studio in Carrboro on her way to see a collection of artists in Chapel Hill. Stephen has been showing at the gallery for many years and his work is always a hit. Have a great day, Jeff

Continuing Education

Photo of the Jefferson Memorial through the cherry blossoms is by Brenton Hardee. See more of her photography on the City Art Gallery website at: www.cityartgreenville.com/brentonhardeephotography.htm

It's continuing education time for me! I am leaving tomorrow for DC for a long weekend of gallery hopping, museum viewing, and meeting with artists from the northern Virginia and DC area. The Phillips Collection (my personal favorite!) is featuring Morandi: Master of Modern Still Life. Giorgio Morandi was an Italian painter who shared a tiny apartment with his mother and three sisters growing up in Bologna. He painted from an early age and only had the resources for subject matter that were part of his home environment. He created numerous still life paintings by rearranging simple objects like bottles, jars, and pitchers. He captured the beauty of light on these simple forms. The National Portrait Gallery is featuring Presidents in Waiting. This exhibition focuses on the fourteen vice presidents who succeeded to the presidency, either upon the death of a sitting president, election in their own right, or (in one case), the resignation of a president. Can't wait. Off to the Capitol City! I'll post new info when I return on Monday.
Cheers!
Peg
City Art Gallery
252.353.7000
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Facebook!

Look for our new page on Facebook! Use the search tool in Facebook and become fans of City Art Gallery, we will be posting pictures from the openings and creating invitations to our upcoming receptions. Plus we are going to be adding a new addition to our website; it's a secret for now, so come back to see some exiciting developments. For today im going to post a picture that I took last week when I was at an iron pouring convention in Birmingham Alabama at SLOSS. It was a week long conference for artists using cast iron in their work. Have a great Easter weekend, Jeff

Spring Fling

Well last weeks opening was a lot of fun, we had a great crowd come out to celebrate with our neighbors and us. We would like like to thank Jaquelin Perry and Mike Rooney for their wonderful painting demonstrations. Stop by the gallery and view their new works, they will be up till the end of the month or view them on the website City Art Have a happy Good Friday. Jeff

It's Almost Spring Fling!!

Well, we made it through April Fools Day with only minor glitches! Jeff has patched and painted the walls; Torrey has hung another great show; and I have all of the title cards and resumes printed, and the web site updated. Tomorrow night is the opening of our second (perhaps annual!) SPRING FLING!! We are teaming with Finelli's (our great Italian neighbor), It's Sew Wright (with everything to monogram you can dream of), Bailey's Fine Jewelry ("Fine" says it all), and the new spring fashions of Whimsey. Finelli's is hosting a superb wine tasting on the patio with 4 different wine reps pouring from 4 separate vineyards. We are hosting Adam Sebti and Jared Walker on keyboard and guitar with light jazz right outside of our open doors. Jaquelin Perry and Mike Rooney will be painting inside the gallery for your enjoyment. We have even extended the hours to accomodate everyone's hectic schedule...5:30 til 8:30. You need to be here Thursday night April 2nd. See you then!
Cheers!!
Peg