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“Dance with Me” Oil on canvas, 48″H x 54″W
Art in Bloom Gallery is pleased to host an Open Studio Event with Dick Roberts this summer at ACME Art Studios. Join us during the final weekend in July for a very special show and sale of the work from Dick’s studio.
Dick Roberts, originally from Durham, NC, has made Wilmington his home since 1982. His studio has been in AMCE Art Studios since 1991, an artist collective located in downtown Wilmington, of which he is a co-founder. He is also a co-founder of the No Boundaries International Art Colony, established in 1997, which happens yearly in Bald Head Island.
“The paintings are about the act of painting. Although individually the paintings possess different intensities, opposing levels of complexity and abstraction, and perhaps a vague adherence to a narrative, the core of the process of painting remains consistent. The paintings are a reflection of the process of painting them. Every process is unique.
The magic of painting can never be totally explained. I find joy in discovering the emerging world of a new painting. Although harmony of the mind and the heart is important, the metabolic process of converting color, form and line into the forces that drive the painting is absolutely necessary.”
“My Dear” Oil on canvas 48″ x 24″
Join us for Canvases for Conservation: Art Show and Online Auction of work by Elizabeth Darrow to benefit the Coastal Land Trust this summer! The online Auction is open for bidding now and ends at 4:30pm on Sunday, August 16th. View the art in person at a ticketed art opening on Friday, August 14, 5-8pm & on Saturday and Sunday, August 15-16, 10am-5pm free and open to the public at Station No. 2 Historic Firehouse at 602 S. 5th Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401 (Corner of 5th and Castle Streets).
About the Artist
Elizabeth Darrow has made Wilmington her home since 1977. Born in Hartford, Conn. Darrow is a 1967 graduate of Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio), where she majored in painting. She has been working in oil and collage throughout her career, usually in the manner of Abstract Expressionism.
She works in a variety of styles depending on her medium but never works “from life” in the traditional sense. Most of the imagery that comes to her seems to hatch of its own accord, emerging from the process. Darrow enjoys working with color, repeating patterns, and embedding humor (and angst) into her work. Each piece takes her on a journey of discovery where she hopes to lose herself to the process.My
Darrow’s works are held in many private collections locally and abroad. Additionally, her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina, Duke University Medical Center, R.J. Reynolds, Lowes, Wells Fargo, BB&T Bank, SAS Institute, Sara Lee Inc., The Holiday Inn, and Nations Bank.
The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust conserves lands with scenic, recreational, historic and/or ecological value. Our mission is to enrich our state through conservation of natural areas and working landscapes, education, and the promotion of good land stewardship in our coastal communities.
Join us in celebrating our partnership between True Blue Butcher & Table Restaurant, Debra Bucci Fine Art and Art in Bloom Gallery!
True Blue, a local restaurant in Wilmington, NC, invited Debra to create and display a collection of her large abstract art in their dining room. The paintings are for sale and can viewed in the restaurant and online.
True Blue Butcher and Table Restaurant
1125 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC 28405