We are pleased to present our annual holiday showcase, featuring the works of Scott E. Hill, Charlotte Terrell, and Carylon Cooper. Join us for an evening of art and camaraderie while sipping on wine or beer. The artists will be on hand for photos and to answer questions.
The work of artist Scott E. Hill is at once old-fashioned and sophisticated. Drawing from memories of his childhood in Northwest Georgia, a place he went or a color he saw could be the catalyst that sets the process in motion. His paintings are reminiscent of a long-gone style found in the brooding landscapes of 16th Century Spanish artists and the shadowy, gilt-framed works of 19th Century Romanticism.Landscapes are a favorite subject for Hill, and the richness and texture of his work are the results of layering his paint and using an age-old technique called "glazing." Glazing involves brushing linseed oil, turpentine, or varnish over a layer of paint, which allows the colors underneath to bleed through and gives the work an aged appearance. Although he works primarily with oil, Hill also experiments with watercolors, coffee stains and oil pastels, and has an impressive body of graphite drawings as well. Regardless of medium, a limited palette and a skilled hand convey a certain mood...much the same as that sense of tranquility that follows a summer storm, as well as the quiet violence that precedes it.
Sink or Swim - 20” x 30”
Worn Promise - 51” x 56”
Charlotte Terrell began her arts education in Columbus, Mississippi, where she grew up with an admiration for fine art, and historical architecture of antebellum homes. Their finely adorned construction and works of art were Charlotte's introduction to 19th century painted finishes. Her work in mixed media is grounded in century's old painted finishes, and trompe-l'oeil techniques.
After receiving her degree from the University of Georgia, she began work as a landscape architect for New York City Department of Parks, while continuing her education at Parsons School of Design. Charlotte apprenticed with master finisher, Ina Marks, of the Isabel O'Neil School of Antique and Art Restoration, to learn the craft of mid 19th century decorative painting.
Charlotte’s techniques have naturally translated into fine art with a tactile nature using plaster and polishing the surface. The result reveals layers, pools of juicy paint, and glossy, translucent surfaces.
Carylon Cooper was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1948. She moved with her family to Nashville, Tennessee at an early age and received her first art instruction at MiddleTennessee State University. After attending college, Killebrew took an extended absence from creating Art to raise a family and then to focus on bringing physical fitness to the unreached population in Chattanooga, Tennessee for which she received the Governor’s award for physical fitness. Thereafter, Carylon resumed her visual art career initially as a printmaker, employing a theme of repeated patterns, yet producing surprising variations of images through subtractive and “light field” applications of ink. Often she would accentuate the print by applying paint with oil sticks. Because of the size limitation of the press bed, Cooper transitioned to canvas and board, producing larger and bolder images.
Characterized by many as a colorist, she has expanded her subject matter to include interior landscapes and situational figurative studies. Carylon’s desire is to make art that is pure, simply honest and unadorned- art that is an extension of her faith in a creative God who is fully known through Christ. Her aim is not to glorify the painted work but to glorify the Creator and call attention to His goodness. Consequently, the viewer sees a style that is not elaborate or busy, but one that is a simple, bold, fulfilling, honest physical creation.
On My Side II - 48” x 54”