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Local artists Charlotte Brass, Kathy Gagnon and Sharon Eng will show a number of their artworks at an exhibition at Tryon Painters and Sculptors (TPS) in Tryon beginning July 30 through September 10. In addition to being active with the Art League of Henderson County, where all three serve on the board, they are all also members of TPS. The artists will share a front wall in the main room of the TPS gallery, along with fellow TPS member Lucy Clark. The long space will allow each to showcase a number of their artworks. The three artists are all also primarily self-taught, but have honed their art through the years through workshops and classes.
“We are blessed with an amazing world that provides limitless vistas and vignettes of beauty, reflecting God’s glory,” Brass says. “With painting, I can present through imagination another view of that beauty.” She explains her style as ranging from exuberantly colorful abstracts to down-to-the-whisker wildlifes with the lakes and mountains of landscapes in between. “So much to paint, such beautiful colors to paint with!” she says.
Gagnon prefers realism and impressionism, stressing simplicity of subject matter and transparency of color. Her favorite subjects are close-ups of nature in its infinite variety. She enjoys depicting sunlight on her subjects, especially the drama of backlighting. “The predominant mood of my work is quiet and speaks of an inner peace,” she explains.
Eng began her art career as a photographer but wanted more texture and dimension to her work, so she began doing mixed media using papers and other textural material in her paintings. She still enjoys doing close-ups and macro photographs but now she often enhances them further with digital painting and editing. “If I had to categorize my style,” she said, “I think ‘representational abstract’ might fit. Whether it’s in my macro abstract photography or my mixed media paintings, I usually need to be able to visualize something from the natural world – a landscape, beach scene, forest, etc. Although I had a period where I deviated toward a more traditional style, I am returning to what I enjoy most now.”
A reception will be held July 30, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, at the TPS Gallery, 78 N Trade Street, in Tryon.
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