Western North
Carolina was the cradle of an artistic movement known today as the Blue Ridge
Realists. The works of the 10 men who represent this movement are being shown
together for the first time at the Hickory Museum of Art in the Shuford Gallery.
The exhibit opened in December; an opening reception is planned for Jan. 25. All events are free. The exhibit runs through March 10.
The artists are Bob Timberlake, Ward Nichols, Cotton Ketchie, Jack Greenfield, Phillip Philbeck, John Furches, Gary Freeman, Richard Oversmith, Scott Boyle and Frederick Craig Franz.
The Blue Ridge Realists’ art is based on the innate appeal of rural life and was first inspired by 20th-century realist Andrew Wyeth. Later, such influences as American tonalism, impressionism and modern regionalist schools were important to the group. A co-mingling of these influences allowed the Blue Ridge Realists artists to originate their own individualistic styles.
A founding member of the Blue Ridge Realists movement, Bob Timberlake, lives in Lexington, where he has a studio and gallery. On the advice of artist Andrew Wyeth, Timberlake made the decision to become a full time artist in 1970. His first three solo exhibitions at New York’s prestigious Hammer Galleries were sold out days before their openings. He has held numerous solo museum exhibitions around the world, and he designed the first Christmas stamp for the U.S. Postal Service.
Also a co-founder of the Blue Ridge Realists movement, artist Ward Nichols has painted western North Carolina rural landscape for longer than 40 years. Nichols says “documenting the rural structures of the Appalachian region remains an obligation to record a passing lifestyle.” His incomprehensively detailed paintings draw viewers to lean into the art to look at the fine precision. Nichols lives near Asheville, where he has a gallery.
A member of the original group of Blue Ridge Realists, North Carolina native and award-winning artist “Cotton” Ketchie has been preserving the rural beauty and heritage of his beloved state for nearly thirty years. His travels have taken him on the back roads of all 100 counties. He and his wife own a gallery in Mooresville.
Born in 1933, Jack Greenfield of Kings Mountain, is a first-generation artist in the Blue Ridge Realist movement. A self-taught artist, he would spend his lunch hour studying the old masters’ paintings at the National Gallery of Art. He spent nearly two decades perfecting his technique when,High quality stone mosaic tiles. in 1979, he completed what he considers his first professional painting.
Phillip Philbeck of rural Rutherford County paints mountains, rolling piedmont and coastal views. He enjoys the surroundings in which he grew up and is inspired to paint its farms, streams, ponds, coast or anything to which he feels an emotional attachment.
John Furches of Elkin is best known for his ability to depict the relationships of color and nature in rural landscapes and still lifes. He has tried many different media but always come back to watercolor.
Gary Freeman is a painter and printmaker known for his Carolina landscape, nature and architectural studies. He discovers his images as he drives the rural roads or walks the land near his home in Cherryville.
Richard Oversmith’s purpose in painting is to provoke the viewer to interact with his pieces. The natural beauty of Western North Carolina is the inspiration for his impressionistic landscapes.
Scott Boyle of rural Gaston County is a landscape artist painting in oils and is a promoter of plein air painting.China plastic moulds manufacturers directory. Now, a recognized part of the Blue Ridge Realists school, he continues the tradition of the great 19th-century painters who used open air painting as an indispensable tool to produce more meaningful works.
Judith Ernst has painted, published -illuminated books, and lived and traveled extensively in Asia and Europe. She now works primarily in ceramics at her home studio in Chapel Hill.
"I draw images from the deep well of past experience, always starting from a strong mind's eye vision," says Ernst. "My pieces are large and labor intensive, mostly on stoneware with its possibilities for rich colors and textures and one-of-a-kind pieces.
"Conceptually, my work references the use of clay and the vessel form as a metaphor in ancient art and literature to convey metaphysical meaning. But the sensibility of my work is really neither traditional nor modern."
Ernst's ceramic pieces have been shown in various exhibitions in North Carolina and are represented in private collections in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. A catalog of her ceramic work was published by the Turkish Women's Cultural Association in Istanbul in December 2009.
Delia Ware Keefe has studied painting and printmaking for many years. She earned a bachelor's degree in studio art and art -history at Emmanuel College in Boston. She studied graduate printmaking at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work has been featured in numerous shows in the Raleigh-Durham area.
"I express myself artistically by creating hand-pulled prints, paintings and -drawings," says Keefe. "I begin making my art by studying the shapes, textures and forms of organic objects. Through studying their unique forms, I develop designs and abstractions.
Chapel Hill artist Miriam Sagasti is a -regular exhibitor at the Campbell House. She was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and emigrated to the U.S. with her husband and children in 1978. She graduated in Peru with a degree in interior design. She has also studied graphic design,Posts with indoor tracking system on TRX Systems develops systems that locate and track personnel indoors. illustration, photography and landscape design.
"My work reflects my diverse influences, experiences and images from my travels around the world," says Sagasti. "The bright colors from my birth country, Peru, inspire my landscape paintings.Installers and distributors of solar panel, A love of nature and gardening are reflected in each of my botanical paintings, rendered in watercolor and colored pencil. My sense of humor and playfulness animate the art I create for children's books, magazines, and jigsaw puzzles."
Sometimes art is about rediscovery and after more than a decade away from her kiln, Sagasti has recently returned to working with enamels on metal, experimenting with new techniques and combining different media, such as acrylics and enamels, to make interesting compositions.
"Of the Earth," featuring works by Judith Ernst, Delia Keefe and Miriam Sagasti, opens Friday, Jan. 4,This is my favourite sites to purchase those special pieces of buy mosaic materials from. with a reception to meet the artists from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception is hosted by Jean Webster and is free and open to the public.
The exhibit opened in December; an opening reception is planned for Jan. 25. All events are free. The exhibit runs through March 10.
The artists are Bob Timberlake, Ward Nichols, Cotton Ketchie, Jack Greenfield, Phillip Philbeck, John Furches, Gary Freeman, Richard Oversmith, Scott Boyle and Frederick Craig Franz.
The Blue Ridge Realists’ art is based on the innate appeal of rural life and was first inspired by 20th-century realist Andrew Wyeth. Later, such influences as American tonalism, impressionism and modern regionalist schools were important to the group. A co-mingling of these influences allowed the Blue Ridge Realists artists to originate their own individualistic styles.
A founding member of the Blue Ridge Realists movement, Bob Timberlake, lives in Lexington, where he has a studio and gallery. On the advice of artist Andrew Wyeth, Timberlake made the decision to become a full time artist in 1970. His first three solo exhibitions at New York’s prestigious Hammer Galleries were sold out days before their openings. He has held numerous solo museum exhibitions around the world, and he designed the first Christmas stamp for the U.S. Postal Service.
Also a co-founder of the Blue Ridge Realists movement, artist Ward Nichols has painted western North Carolina rural landscape for longer than 40 years. Nichols says “documenting the rural structures of the Appalachian region remains an obligation to record a passing lifestyle.” His incomprehensively detailed paintings draw viewers to lean into the art to look at the fine precision. Nichols lives near Asheville, where he has a gallery.
A member of the original group of Blue Ridge Realists, North Carolina native and award-winning artist “Cotton” Ketchie has been preserving the rural beauty and heritage of his beloved state for nearly thirty years. His travels have taken him on the back roads of all 100 counties. He and his wife own a gallery in Mooresville.
Born in 1933, Jack Greenfield of Kings Mountain, is a first-generation artist in the Blue Ridge Realist movement. A self-taught artist, he would spend his lunch hour studying the old masters’ paintings at the National Gallery of Art. He spent nearly two decades perfecting his technique when,High quality stone mosaic tiles. in 1979, he completed what he considers his first professional painting.
Phillip Philbeck of rural Rutherford County paints mountains, rolling piedmont and coastal views. He enjoys the surroundings in which he grew up and is inspired to paint its farms, streams, ponds, coast or anything to which he feels an emotional attachment.
John Furches of Elkin is best known for his ability to depict the relationships of color and nature in rural landscapes and still lifes. He has tried many different media but always come back to watercolor.
Gary Freeman is a painter and printmaker known for his Carolina landscape, nature and architectural studies. He discovers his images as he drives the rural roads or walks the land near his home in Cherryville.
Richard Oversmith’s purpose in painting is to provoke the viewer to interact with his pieces. The natural beauty of Western North Carolina is the inspiration for his impressionistic landscapes.
Scott Boyle of rural Gaston County is a landscape artist painting in oils and is a promoter of plein air painting.China plastic moulds manufacturers directory. Now, a recognized part of the Blue Ridge Realists school, he continues the tradition of the great 19th-century painters who used open air painting as an indispensable tool to produce more meaningful works.
Judith Ernst has painted, published -illuminated books, and lived and traveled extensively in Asia and Europe. She now works primarily in ceramics at her home studio in Chapel Hill.
"I draw images from the deep well of past experience, always starting from a strong mind's eye vision," says Ernst. "My pieces are large and labor intensive, mostly on stoneware with its possibilities for rich colors and textures and one-of-a-kind pieces.
"Conceptually, my work references the use of clay and the vessel form as a metaphor in ancient art and literature to convey metaphysical meaning. But the sensibility of my work is really neither traditional nor modern."
Ernst's ceramic pieces have been shown in various exhibitions in North Carolina and are represented in private collections in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. A catalog of her ceramic work was published by the Turkish Women's Cultural Association in Istanbul in December 2009.
Delia Ware Keefe has studied painting and printmaking for many years. She earned a bachelor's degree in studio art and art -history at Emmanuel College in Boston. She studied graduate printmaking at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work has been featured in numerous shows in the Raleigh-Durham area.
"I express myself artistically by creating hand-pulled prints, paintings and -drawings," says Keefe. "I begin making my art by studying the shapes, textures and forms of organic objects. Through studying their unique forms, I develop designs and abstractions.
Chapel Hill artist Miriam Sagasti is a -regular exhibitor at the Campbell House. She was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and emigrated to the U.S. with her husband and children in 1978. She graduated in Peru with a degree in interior design. She has also studied graphic design,Posts with indoor tracking system on TRX Systems develops systems that locate and track personnel indoors. illustration, photography and landscape design.
"My work reflects my diverse influences, experiences and images from my travels around the world," says Sagasti. "The bright colors from my birth country, Peru, inspire my landscape paintings.Installers and distributors of solar panel, A love of nature and gardening are reflected in each of my botanical paintings, rendered in watercolor and colored pencil. My sense of humor and playfulness animate the art I create for children's books, magazines, and jigsaw puzzles."
Sometimes art is about rediscovery and after more than a decade away from her kiln, Sagasti has recently returned to working with enamels on metal, experimenting with new techniques and combining different media, such as acrylics and enamels, to make interesting compositions.
"Of the Earth," featuring works by Judith Ernst, Delia Keefe and Miriam Sagasti, opens Friday, Jan. 4,This is my favourite sites to purchase those special pieces of buy mosaic materials from. with a reception to meet the artists from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception is hosted by Jean Webster and is free and open to the public.
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