This time of year usually finds me in a depressed state. Sad that I am not in Provincetown and unhappy that Summer is ending, I hibernate at home. This year is different. I had an incredible Provincetown Summer and came home rejuvenated, inspired, and ready.....ready to dive head first into exciting projects that I have going on, particularly with the super talented artists that I work with as their agent. And I came back ready to see the Atlanta art world and to become a part of that world. At the top of the to-do list upon return was to get to ANNE IRWIN FINE ART on Miami Circle in Atlanta to to see the fifth annual Emerging Artist Show which, this year, includes one of "my" artists--the insanely talented KELLI KAUFMAN who is having a heck of a wonderful year. Upon receipt of Kelli's submissions for this juried show, one of Kelli's pieces landed at the top of the invitation/promo flyer for this show:
Anne Irwin and Emily West have mounted a major endeavor of a show featuring 120 pieces by artists from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana (Kelli Kaufman), California and Canada. The show is beautiful as this photo from Anne Irwin Fine Art shows:
Prices of pieces in the show scale from $ 200-$ 2,000 making it accessible to all art lovers and most pieces fall into the $ 200-1,000 range. For new collectors, an emerging artist show like this is a great way to discover artists whose work you love and can afford. By accepting up to four pieces by each artist, the show presents a small body of work by each artist rather than just one piece. For someone looking at new, to the viewer at least, artists, this type of show is not to be missed.
My goal in visiting ANNE IRWIN FINE ART as soon as I could upon return to Atlanta, was to select five artists whose total submissions equalled the best. I will revisit the show to pick my favorite individual pieces by artists and that might include additional artists but, for now, here are the five artists that wowed me with their grouping of pieces featured in the show.
KELLI KAUFMAN:
As Kelli Kaufman's agent, I could not be more proud of what has been accomplished in the time that we have worked together. Kelli gets stronger and stronger as an artist in every piece that she completes and the pieces that Anne and Emily selected are proof of that. Kelli, hands down, wins for best landscapes and best colorist in the Anne Irwin show! Here is her grouping on the wall of the gallery:
And here are the strongest two by Kelli Kaufman:
Kelli Kaufman
Lafayette, LA
Still Waters at Dusk
Oil and Wax on Canvas, framed
16" x 20"
$ 650.00
Kelli Kaufman
Lafayette, LA
Placid Marsh
Oil and Wax on Canvas, framed
18" x 24"
$ 825.00
Spend some time on Kelli's website, www.kellikaufman, and you will see why Kelli is achieving great success. She deserves every bit of that success as her work is unique and very, very special.
HELEN FERGUSON CRAWFORD:
Best abstract pieces in the show...no competition: Helen Ferguson Crawford. WOW! This is exactly why shows like the one at Anne Irwin are important for artists and collectors. I came away from Anne Irwin Fine Art wanting to know more about and see more work by Helen Ferguson Crawford and spent some time on Helen's website and blog. A blog post on a studio visit with this artist will definitely be coming soon. Here is the grouping in the show:
Through Helen's blog ,www.helenfergusoncrawford.blogspot.com, I was able to get images of the two strongest pieces and see details of these pieces which are from a series of work called "the lure of empty places, field" and about "the edges of things". These pieces are definitely luring!
Helen Ferguson Crawford
Atlanta, GA
Beggar
Oil, Acrylic, and Graphite on Canvas
24" x 24"
$ 900.00
Helen Ferguson Crawford
Atlanta, GA
Tight as Cloth
Oil, Acrylic, and Graphite on Canvas
24" x 24"
$ 900.00
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Rounding out the best five groupings in the show are three Georgia artists whose work is quite traditional yet presents something different than most of their peers in the genre in which the work fits.
They are:
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ALLAN STRULETZ:
I found this piece particularly inviting as I was reminded of the land of beautiful marshes from which I just came:
Allan Struletz
Marietta, GA
All in a Day's Work
Oil on Canvas
18" x 24"
$ 725.00
GINNY LANE:
There is something very fresh about Ginny Lane's work and different than many landscapes by Southern artists. A little research let me know why. Ginny Lane spends time in Maine which provides great inspiration and sources of views like the one captured in this gem of a painting of Seal Cove in Maine.
Ginny Lane
Marietta, GA
Seal Cove
Oil on Canvas
10" x 20"
$ 300.00
SHERYL LOTT:
In the super traditional realm of subject matter, Sheryl Lott's work certainly exhibits a deft hand and sense of color particularly in these two pieces and specifically in the bottom piece:
Sheryl Lott
Douglas, GA and Lake Oconee/Greensboro, GA
Aqua Beach Umbrella
Oil on Canvas
11" x 14"
$ 575.00
ANNE IRWIN FINE ART was packed on opening night as seen in this photo with KELLI KAUFMAN's pieces at center stage....
....and with a show as excellent as this one is, the gallery should be packed from now until August 31st when the show comes down. If you are in Atlanta between now and then, be sure to stop by ANNE IRWIN FINE ART to see this show! For information on any piece featured in this post, contact me at jefferymccullough@hotmail.com or Anne Irwin Fine Art at staff@anneirwinfineart.com
ANNE IRWIN FINE ART
690 Miami Circle #150
Atlanta, GA 30324
404.467.1200
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