The Real Estate Studio is pleased to host a show by 4 Charleston artists with their interpretation of “Dawn and Dusk”, with an Artists Reception on Friday, May 24th from 5  – 8 pm. The artists will also be street side in front of the Real Estate Studio on June 9th during Second Sunday from 11am – 4pm. The show will remain at the Studio from May 24 – July 1.

What does a mud bath in Calistoga, California have to do with an art show? As four Charleston artists relaxed in the famous Calistoga Spa, they thought about doing a show together that would capture the beautiful dusks and dawns they had experienced during their art journeys together. Mary, Brenda, Patricia and Marty have developed an “artist circle” similar to historical artist groups that traveled together to paint and support each other. Artistic and creative strength created by the generation of ideas and positive critiquing, encouragement and, of course, just plain fun in painting together, have forged the basis of this show’s work. Each artist brings her own uniqueness.

Each artist also brings with her the history of her artistic journey. Jousting with windmills is mild compared to the multi-media madness that Marty Biernbaum explores through her art. Painting, sculpture, and pottery have been her professional occupation as well as her passion for the past thirty-three years. In her oil paintings, Marty uses bright and bold palette knife strokes to express her surreal view of the world. Patricia Huff has studied and painted for over thirty years. She has studied with such well-known artists as Delores Kennedy, Ouida Canaday, Albert Handel, Doug Dawson, Judith Carducci and Susan Sarback, to name a few. She has also studied at the Atlanta College of Art. Patricia has honed her yin and yang impressionistic interpretation of serene to vivacious landscapes using many different oil painting techniques, including paletteknife and glazing. Her pastel and oil works have won awards in local and Atlanta shows. Brenda Orcutt draws collectors to her modern art with the fresh and exciting feel of thickly-applied paint and the pureness of color in her textural oil paintings. Her boldly-rendered palette knife work is the result of focus and diligence that are obvious in her paintings, yet her paint strokes and use of color show movement and spontaneity. This award-winning artist’s aim is to not only produce a scene with precision, but to develop new visions of time-honored subjects with her energetic approach with paint and knife. Mary Sayas has been painting for about twenty years, studying with many local and nationally known artists. Most recently, Mary has studied with impressionistic colorist artists Susan Sarback and Camille Prezwodek, who both studied withthe renowned American Impressionist, Henry Hensche. Mary has found her passion by painting with their unique methods, both very different which produce paintings with luminous, glowing color. She has a passion for travel and has set up her easel in Mexico and the south of France, as well as in many different locations in the U.S.

All four of these artists are members of Oil Painters of America and exhibit at the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery. The soup of this show is flavored with the history of these four artists’ backgrounds and their special blend of friendship. Come see and enjoy the tapestry of “Dawn and Dusk, a Group Interpretation.”

The show will be on exhibit at The Real Estate Studio May 24 – July 1, 2013 with Artists Receptions being held Friday May 24th from 5 – 8 pm. Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. All are welcome. For more information, contact The Real Estate Studio 722-5618