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SUMMARY:Cathy Love and Debi Kelly Art Exhibit 11/3 -11/30
DESCRIPTION:Cathy Love\n\nMy love of animals started early. Stuffed animals
 . Then came the live ones.  Jumbo the gerbil. Sorry about your tail\, Jumb
 o.  A goldfish named Bo. Family dogs. Sam the Shepherd.  Bullet the Ameri
 can Bull Terrier. Whippet the… Whippet.  Clearly\, we needed help with n
 aming animals.  It followed me into junior high when I had Red Boy the qua
 rter horse. Guess what color he was? Oh well\, he came with that name.  Th
 ese were the years that solidified my love of animals.\nFortunately\, towar
 ds the end of my corporate career (yay)\, I started painting with Michel Mc
 Ninch\, at Stormwater Studios. She’s been my mentor and cheerleader for m
 any years. Now\, retired six years and in a second career as an artist\, I
 ’ve reverted back to my first love. Animals. And come full circle on bein
 g a child again.  It’s fun to paint and be silly.\nI do take learning se
 riously and continue to hone my skills and travel for workshops with other 
 artists I admire.  TJ Cunningham paints amazing sheep.  James Richards he
 lps students loosen up\, or in my case\, tries. Young phenom Kyle Ma actual
 ly taught a course recently in Scottsdale painting farm animals!!! You know
  I was there!\nI take a little piece of their knowledge and stuff it in my 
 pocket for the next painting. I continue to learn\, grow and paint the thin
 gs I love.  Hope you see that reflected in my work and that it brings you 
 some level of joy\, as it does me.\nDebi Kelly\nI grew up on a century-old 
 family farm in Richland County and spent a happy childhood surrounded by an
 imals\, including cows\, chickens\, pigs\, and horses.  Each member of our
  family had specific responsibilities for the care of the animals and the m
 aintenance of the farm\, and we quickly learned to respect the distinct per
 sonalities of the residents.   My paintings reflect those early influences
 .  I often include rural landscapes\, wildlife\, farm animals\, classic ca
 rs and trucks\, and old equipment/buildings in my work.  The paintings in 
 this show are from some of the farms that I have visited.\nFor my paintings
 \, my medium of choice is primarily pastel.  I also utilize acrylic\, wate
 rcolor and oil on occasion and often use some of those mediums as an underp
 ainting for the pastel.  With pastel\, I can incorporate liberal touches o
 f color with the application of many layers\, and I can also include the de
 tailed drawing I love so much.\nMy goal is to capture movement and life as 
 well as the unique expressions of the “characters” in my paintings.  I
 t is the unseen structure/bones as well as the planes/angles of the subject
  that capture my eye and allow me to create a story for the viewer. I often
  include small hidden objects in the background to catch the viewer’s eye
  and to direct attention to different areas of the painting.\nThe journey a
 s an artist has been an amazing one. I am always grateful for the opportuni
 ty to share my work and for the support I receive from fellow artists and o
 rganizations supporting the arts. I am a member of the Southeastern Pastel 
 Society (Master Pastelist) and an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of
  America. I am also a member of the Pastel Society of SC and the Crooked Cr
 eek Art League in Chapin.  My work has been accepted into and received awa
 rds in international\, regional and local juried shows.
LOCATION:Camden Art Shoppes - 1011 Broad Street\, Camden SC (1011 Galleria 
 Mall) - Second Floor Elevator Lobby
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