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ARTIST ANNE STRUTZ JOINS US FOR THE OCTOBER 4TH ARTWALK!
Cecil Byrne Gallery will host guest artist Anne Strutz on October 4, 2019. Anne's signature mixed-media sunflower paintings are created with a fluid mix of pastel, charcoal, ink and glimmering touches of gold. Anne's training in fashion design is apparent in her stunning use of color and contrast. Watch Anne work in the gallery at 60 Broad Street on Friday, October 4th, from 5 - 8 pm. "To be able to pick up a pastel and draw or paint at the same time lends itself perfectly to how I work. I love the variety of texture and mark-making, whether I...
TIMELESS/TRANQUILITY: WORKS BY LANDRUM TABLES AND CECILIA MURRAY
ARTISAN FINE ART FURNITURE INTERIOR DESIGN SAILING
JOIN US SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2019 AT 5 PM FOR THE EXCITING OPENING OF 'TIMELESS/TRANQUILITY', WITH TABLES ON DISPLAY BY LOCAL ARTISAN CAPERS CAUTHEN, THE FOUNDER OF LANDRUM TABLES. GALLERY OWNER/ARTIST CECILIA MURRAY WILL BE SHOWING NEW WORKS FEATURING TRANQUIL MOMENTS ON THE WATERS SURROUNDING CHARLESTON.
ANN WATCHER JOINS US FOR THE JUNE 1ST ARTWALK
JOIN US FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST, FROM 5 - 8 PM. COME AND MEET ARTIST ANN WATCHER AND VIEW HER LATEST WORKS IN OUR WONDERFUL SPACE AT 60 BROAD STREET. ANN'S GORGEOUS COLOR WORK AND DEEP TEXTURES COMBINE TO CREATE EXCITING LOW COUNTRY LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS THAT HARNESS ALL OF THE BEAUTY OF OUR AREA. JOIN US AS ANN DEMONSTRATES HER PAINTING TECHNIQUES DURING THE ARTWALK.
'NOCTURNES' OPENS THIS FRIDAY, MAY 4TH!
NOCTURNES, A MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBITION, FEATURES WORK BY AWARD WINNING ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE PROUD TO SHOWCASE PAINTINGS BY RICHARD MCKINLEY, COLETTE ODYA SMITH, MARGARET BRUNO, AND OTHER INVITED ARTISTS. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE OPENING RECEPTION, FRIDAY MAY 4TH, FROM 5-8PM. NOCTURNES RUNS MAY 4TH THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2018.
MARY GARRISH EXHIBIT, 'THE LIGHT OVER LAND & SEA'.
ARTIST MARY GARRISH JOINS US FOR HER EXHIBIT, 'THE LIGHT OVER LAND & SEA', OPENING MAY 5, 2017, 5 PM. COME MEET MARY AND WATCH A MASTER ARTIST AT WORK FROM 5 - 8 PM DURING THE ARTWALK.
Nestled along a storied stretch of a historic American city, this gallery has long served as a gathering place for collectors who appreciate the dialogue between fine art and handmade craft. The space reflects the rhythm of its surroundings, where cobblestone streets and pastel-painted facades provide a fitting backdrop for considered visual work. Visitors are invited to slow their pace, allowing the atmosphere to inform the experience of looking, choosing, and conversing about art in person rather than through a screen.
Stoneware and pottery form one of the cornerstones of the collection, honoring traditions that connect the maker to the earth and the wheel. Each piece carries the fingerprint of its creator, from the curve of a handle to the glaze that catches ambient daylight in muted or vivid tones. Pottery in this context is neither purely decorative nor merely functional, but occupies the space between where daily ritual meets sculptural intention.
Artisan jewelry offers another avenue through which visitors can engage with the gallery program. These wearable objects are conceived by studio metalsmiths who treat metal and stone as another language of form, balancing weight, line, and color against the body. Such work demonstrates how jewelry can move beyond ornamentation into a contemplative practice, where a single pendant or pair of earrings may carry the same artistic weight as a framed painting on a nearby wall.
The gallery also presents a range of paintings in pastel and oil, media chosen by artists for their particular capacity to render light, atmosphere, and gesture. Pastel lends itself to delicate layering and soft transitions, while oil allows for deeper saturation, glazing, and extended revision. Together they offer viewers a survey of two complementary approaches to representing landscape, figure, and interior vision on a two-dimensional surface.
A roster of represented artists contributes distinct sensibilities to the program, including painters whose subjects range from tranquil coastal scenes to more introspective figurative compositions. Their varied practices create conversations across the walls, where a still life in warm oranges may sit beside a cool, abstracted seascape. This curatorial approach emphasizes breadth within quality, giving visitors a chance to encounter new names and revisit familiar themes with fresh perspective.