HERE'S YOUR FIRST LOOK AT NEW RANI GARNER
AND MT McCLANAHAN PAINTINGS!
Hello everyone!
Hope you are staying
cool in the heat and enjoying our great summer
weather! Here's a short look at some tempting
arrivals from members of our artist
family!
| FRESH NEW
PIECES FROM RANI GARNER AND MT McCLANAHAN!
 Like a summer
breeze off the ocean, the new acrylic paintings
from Marcus McClanahan invite us to reminisce
about time spent on the coast. Not just the
imagery, but the lively color and brushwork
simply sparkle. While MT is known for his boats,
adirondack chairs, dunes and beach houses also
figure prominently in his newest offerings.
Whether you live on the beach, have a
traditional or contemporary home, these
paintings can live anywhere!
The
painting on the right is "Clouds Over
Swansboro", acrylic on canvas, 48x48 inches and
priced at an extremely reasonable
$2500!
Georgia artist Rani Garner's
newest paintings also scintillate with light and
lively brushwork. Rani's fascination with light
effects on the landscape are evident as she
lovingly paints the glow of evening, midday sun
or the magical time just after sundown. See
details on her pieces below!
http://www.fountainsidegallery.com/artists_piece_list.asp?ArtistID=136 |
SUMMER FOREVER ON THE CANVAS OF MT
McCLANAHAN!
A native of Clinton, North
Carolina, Marcus received his BFA from East
Carolina University, (the only accredited art
program in the state). He says of his formal
education, workshops attended, scholarships and
awards received; “All are valuable experiences.
But the journey to self realization in art, as
in life, is a trail of thousands of feet of
canvas behind.”
You could say that Marcus
was born with brush in hand and not be far off.
He has “always” been an artist. “It’s something
inside; you just know what you’re here for.
Eventually, hopefully you embrace it completely
and that’s when things start to
happen.”
“Every painting I do is an
expression of the invisible; of something deep
inside. It is interesting to look at completed
work and see meanings unfold that I had not seen
before. But I don’t say that subject is not
important. I imagine that what I paint is as
much a reflection of my heart and soul as
anything.
Normally what prompts me to
paint something is how the light and shapes
interact; the visual contrasts. There is great
strength in shape and color that can seem to
almost force a painting out.
My conscious
goal, first and foremost, is harmony; harmony of
color and form. My passion for painting carries
me through the struggles. The journey is indeed
it’s own reward. But every now and then a
painting will seem to just fall from the brush;
and all is right with the world.”
Marcus’
work is in private and corporate, national and
international collections. He is represented by
several galleries on the east coast. Marcus
lives with his wife, Kim, and has his studio
near Greenville, North Carolina.
ARTWORK
ABOVE (L-R):
"Two Adirondacks", acrylic
on canvas, 48x48 inches, $2500
"Dune",
acrylic on canvas, 48x48 inches,
$2500
"Skiff & Sailboats", acrylic on
canvas, 36x36 inches, $1800
"Red
Horizon", acrylic on canvas, 36x48,
$2100
http://www.fountainsidegallery.com/artists_piece_list.asp?ArtistID=136 |
BEAUTIFUL AND REASONABLY PRICED NEW
RANI GARNER OILS!
Rani Garner comes from
a talented, creative family. Her father
encouraged her to become an artist from a very
early age and fostered in her a love of evening
light on the landscape.
Originally from
Phoenix, Arizona, Garner speculates that growing
up in a desert environment made her appreciate
the trees which now fill her canvasses. The
paintings, which often feature a dazzling glow
of sunlight glimpsed through trees, have won
awards in regional competitions and are in many
corporate and private collections. Another
artist has said of her work, “It is as if she
has taken the best parts of a day and condensed
them down into one single, perfect
moment.”
ARTWORK (L-R):
"Sky Blue
Sand", oil on canvas, 24x36, $1600
"Gold
Dust", oil on canvas, 12x16,
$550
"Midsummer Evening", oil on canvas,
30x40, $2300
"Down to the Sea", oil on
canvas, 16x20, $800
click
herehttp://www.fountainsidegallery.com/artists_piece_list.asp?ArtistID=158 |
It
may be HOT outside, but it's a cool 70 degrees
in the gallery, so come by and say Hello! We're
located in Lumina Station, 1900 Eastwood Road,
#44 on the way to Wrightsville Beach.
for
more info on these and other artists, check out
our
website
www.fountainsidegallery.com!
The
gallery is open 7 days a week....Mon-Sat, 10-6
and sundays 11-3.
You can reach us by
phone at (910)256-9956
--Your friends at
Fountainside
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