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Gallery IX
Joyce Nichols Shelander
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O. Smith
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Lydia C. Thompson |
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Joyce Nichols Shelander
Joyce Nichols Shelander,
having grown up along the coast, paints coastal scenes and memories
of childhood. Oil paintings of land and sea are in the
impressionist style. Formal study began at age twelve in Brunswick
and continued in college. She has studied under Bill Hendrix,
Vincent Keesee and Ken Wallin and has participated in workshops
directed by Wallin, Perry Austin and the John Campbell Folk School.
Mrs. Shelander has exhibited in Georgia galleries. The artist’s
portraits, land- and seascapes and abstracts hang in various homes
and businesses of the United States.
For purchase and commission inquiries, please contact
Joyce.
To contact the artist:
shelanderj@comcast.net
912-638-2188 |
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Ocean View |
Little Cumberland Lighthouse
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Mary O.
Smith
Mary O. was born in 1960 and raised in
Louisiana. She studied in fine arts and design. She graduated from
Louisiana State University in 1982 with a bachelor of Design. After
college she accepted a job as an Interior Designer for an
Architectural firm in Valdosta, Georgia and used her drawing skills
for their architectural and interior rendering.
In 1996, Mary O. developed her love of
watercolor and began to study under wonderful artist as Tony
VanHasselet, Judi Wagner, Judi Betts, Tony Couch and Charles Reid to
name o few. Intrigued with the loose and fluid qualities of the
medium she incorporated these qualities in her own loose expressive
style. In 2005, she became a signature member of the Georgia
Watercolor Society and has won prizes in National shows and was
invited to participate in Disney’s “Festival of the Masters.
In 2000, she was featured in the
national magazine Watercolor Magic as “Ones to Watch”.
In 1997-2002, she opened up her own
gallery in St. Mary's, Georgia. She is now featured in a downtown
restaurant called Sterling’s Café. Life has moved her to the
downtown Brunswick, Georgia area where she has her studio in the
Gallery on Newcastle. Developing a love of oil painting she is
always trying to develop and grow as an artist.
To contact the artist:
Mary O. Smith
6858 Old Jefferson Hwy.
Woodbine, Ga. 31569
912-882-8602
cell: 912-332-8484
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Whether Lydia
is talking about birds, banding, or drawing birds, her major
focus is to intertwine her bird studies and her art. Lydia
earned her Bachelors from Mississippi State University. After
College she started working in advertising in Atlanta. While
working, she wanted to continue her etching, so she found an
etching studio that rented press time. Realizing that
advertising was not for her, she took a year to travel to learn
about birds and about drawing. After several years of traveling
and drawing, she settled in the Golden Isles of Coastal Georgia.
She met and began working with two artist printmakers, Joe
Durrett and Judith Hall. For twelve years she learned as she
worked as a printmaker for a unique group of artists. She has
earned her title of "Master Printer". Lydia says, "There is no
better way of learning about printmaking than to work with
another artist/printmaker."
Now she is pursuing
her studies of birds and the art of the intaglio print. She is a
popular columnist for the “Jekyll Golden Islander”. Preservation
and Conservation of bird habitats are her major concern. She is
currently the Executive Director for the Georgia’s Colonial Coast
Birding & Nature Festival. She has also had several successful art
shows. She is taking her love of birds and her talent of printmaking
and combining them into a way of life.
To contact the artist:
www.lydiabirdsinart.homestead.com
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