CFADA’s Painting in the Park, November 3

Watch the artists at work in Washington Park on November 3 from 9am till noon.  These plein air demonstrations are open to the public, free, and feature nationally and regionally known artists from CFADA galleries:

West Fraser, Lese Corrigan, Susan Romaine,  Shannon Smith, Jennifer Smith-Rogers, Karen Larson Turner, Mark Bailey, Curt Butler, Laurie Meyer, Craig Nelson, Karen Weihs, Rhett Thurman, Trey Finney, Mark Kelvin Horton, Chris Groves, Nancy Hoerter, Elizabeth Pollie, Shannon Runquist, George Pate, Marty Whaley Adams, Nancy Pellatt, John Hull, Donald Demers, Larry Wheeler, Mary Erickson, Simon Kenevan, Fred Jamar, Robert Lange, Amy Lind, Gary Grier and Charles Williams.

Paintings created that morning in Washington Park will be on display and available for sale at BUY ART silent auction and reception. The artists will be present at this reception, which will take place at the Gibbes Museum of Art on November 3 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Funds raised by this event are used to purchase much needed art supplies for Charleston County high schools. Tickets are $55 per person. The event is catered by Cru Catering.  To reserve tickets, click here http://www.charlestonfineartdealersassociation.com/tickets/tickets.html or call (843)819-8006 or email CFADA at info@cfada.com.

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Painting in the Park: Featuring Mark Kelvin Horton

Mark Kelvin Horton was born and raised in rural North Carolina. After graduating from East Carolina University School of Art in 1983, Horton moved to New York City to begin a career in advertising and design. He carried with him the dream of someday becoming a painter.

Eighteen years of living in New York were spent working as a creative director in various advertising agencies and eventually founding his own design company. Those years also provided an invaluable opportunity for Horton to view and study firsthand the seemingly endless number of masterworks of art in the city’s museums and galleries. Horton became particularly fascinated with the works of George Inness, Herman Herzog, Frederick Church and the tonalist photographer, Edward Steichen. He was also captivated by the realism of John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer as well as the romantic landscapes of the Hudson River School painters. The experience had a profound effect on his artistic development.

Walking to Work by Mark Kelvin Horton

During his years working as an artistic director and designer, Horton continued to nurture his “fine art side”, drawing, sketching and painting whenever he had the opportunity. In early 2001 Horton made the decision to devote himself full-time to painting. He left New York City and returned to his Southern roots, moving to Charleston, South Carolina.

Horton is particularly fascinated with the effects of light and weather upon the landscape. He paints beyond a literal interpretation of a scene to portray nature in a way that reflects his own ideas and sensibilities while capturing the spirit, color and changing light of a place.

Horton’s artwork can be found at Horton Hayes Fine Art located at 30 State Street in downtown Charleston.

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14th Charleston Fine Art Annual – PROGRAM

Program:

Friday, November 2:

5 – 8 p.m. – CFADA gallery receptions & Charleston Fine Art Annual Art Stroll – FREE and open to public

8 – 10:30 p.m. – Society 1858’s Rock, Scissors, Art on Paper preview party & reception at the Gibbes, $30 advance purchase, $40 at the door. www.gibbesmuseum.org/events

Saturday, November 3:

9 a.m. – noon – Painting in the Park in Washington Park – FREE and open to public (coffee and snacks available)

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. -  Art on Paper Fair at the Gibbes

11 a.m. and 2 p.m. – Artist Demonstrations and Curator-led Tour of Art on Paper Fair at the Gibbes

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – CFADA’s Buy Art! silent auction & patrons’ reception benefiting the Charleston County High Schools’ art programs, $55 in advance/$65 day of event. www.cfada.com

Sunday, November 4:

1–5 p.m. – Art on Paper Fair at the Gibbes

2:30 p.m. – Curator-led Tour of Art on Paper Fair at the Gibbes

The fine art weekend is a benefit for art programs at 11 local high schools. CFADA has donated over $250,000 to public high schools since 2004. Buy tickets at www.cfada.com

The following artists are painting in the park and donating their works to BUY ART silent auction this year:

West Fraser, Lese Corrigan, Susan Romaine,  Shannon Smith, Jennifer Smith-Rogers, Karen Larson Turner, Mark Bailey, Curt Butler, Laurie Meyer, Craig Nelson, Karen Weihs, Rhett Thurman, Trey Finney, Mark Kelvin Horton, Chris Groves, Nancy Hoerter, Elizabeth Pollie, Shannon Runquist, George Pate, Marty Whaley Adams, Nancy Pellatt, John Hull, Donald Demers, Larry Wheeler, Mary Erickson, Arnold Desmarais, Simon Kenevan, Fred Jamar and Robert Lange!

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Horton Hayes Artists Participating in the 14th Annual Heart Ball Art and Wine Auction

Southern Landscape, Chris Groves, 20x30, Oil on Linen

On the evening of February 26th, the Charleston Chapter of the American Heart Association will hold its annual gala, the Heart Ball Art and Wine Auction at the Charleston Marriott Hotel.  Horton Hayes Fine Art’s four local artists have each donated a painting for the evening’s live auction.  The paintings by Mark Kelvin Horton, Nancy Hoerter, Chris Groves and Shannon Runquist were created especially for this event.

Casting, Mark Kelvin Horton, 24x24, Oil on Canvas

Right for Pickin', Shannon Runquist, 20x30, Oil on Linen

Afternoon Shadows, Nancy Hoerter, 20x24, Oil on Board

The evening celebrates the work and mission of the American Heart Association and the lives saved and improved because of the efforts of AHA’s donors and volunteers.  The Heart Ball promises to be a delightful evening, bringing community and philanthropic leaders together.  Last year, the Heart Ball campaign raised just over $51 million nationwide allowing the AHA to fund research and programs in the Charleston area and across the country.

For more information go to the Charleston, SC Heart Ball’s website by clicking here.

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Horton, Groves and Runquist Selected for the 2010 Salon International Exhibition

Paintings by Horton Hayes Fine Art artists, Mark Kelvin Horton, Chris Groves and Shannon Runquist, were each juried into the 2010 Salon International Exhibition. This year’s show will include paintings from nearly 150 artists selected from 1288 entries representing 46 United States plus the District of Columbia and 18 additional countries.  The event will begin with an Awards Banquet on Friday April 9th at 6pm with the official opening on Saturday April 10th.  The exhibition will take place at The International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art at the Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas.  This is the second consecutive year that paintings by Shannon and Mark have been selected for the show.

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Horton Hayes Fine Art Artists Receive Recognition in International Painting Competition

Works of Horton Hayes Fine Art artists Chris Groves, Shannon Runquist and Mark Kelvin Horton have been selected in the First Annual Autumn Arts International Painting Challenge and Competition. The results were recently announced and Chris Groves’ painting “A State of Becoming” won first prize in the oil category.  In addition, Shannon Runquist and Mark Kelvin Horton each had a painting selected for the Juror’s Choice Award.  This was a international juried show with nearly 1000 entries. Only 30 paintings won awards and were selected to be part of an exhibition at the Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art in New Hope, PA, beginning March 1, 2010.

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