Monday, December 14, 2009
"A Painter's Voice" - December 14 - 31, an exhibition of 15 paintings by Larry Moore, painter, teacher, illustrator. “The voice of the artist comes from these things: color, shape, edge, brush work, composition and concept. It’s the individual voice of the artist that separates him/her from the rest.” Larry Moore is a funny guy. He is a quick witted conversationalist who tells great stories, suggests Sasquatch poses appropriate for any landscape painting. And he’s a humble and perceptive perpetual student of art. Whether painting around other artists in the warehouse of studios near his Florida home or taking in six New York museums in two days, Larry is open to receive any information that might make the next painting better. Great proficiency usually comes from a willingness to learn, but rare is the painter who achieves that proficiency and yet maintains the thirst of the beginner. It has been said that even minor success can be the undoing of an artist - he can become complacent when his bills are regularly being paid on time. Larry’s many successes and awards, from both his illustration and fine art careers, have not deterred him from pursuing the better painting, everyday. As a teacher, Larry talks about “thinking with paint” and “finding your voice in paint”. Over the 35 plus years Larry has been painting, he has continually added to his skills in technique, vision, understanding, and communication. His paintings become even fuller, richer with every addition. Larry has been teaching in a workshop format for over 18 years which has given him the opportunity to pass along his ever-growing painting/art knowledge - especially the part about passion and hard work. His next workshop is in Maui, February 22-24, 2010. Larry’s purpose in painting is at least one part preservation. "Today, our beautiful planet is taking a beating through overdevelopment and abuse. I try to capture the grandeur of nature – to create reminders of peace and beauty. It's my way of making a statement against destruction." Growing up in Florida, Larry is very aware of the changes from the old pre-space-program Cocoa Beach and the nascent east coast surf culture to present-day I-95 and Disney World. With the changes in the landscape came the Orlando Opera for whom Larry produced a series of award-winning images which were the subject of an article in Pastel Magazine (June 2008) and will be featured in Larry’s as yet unnamed book, which you can find out about at elmodraws@clf.rr.com The fifteen painting exhibition at Walls Fine Art Gallery, includes subject matter from across the country, while focusing on a recent group of paintings done on site in Wilmington, NC.


Saturday, November 07, 2009
The dates for 'Paint Wilmington! 2009' are set. November 7 thru 14, 2009 Artists from around the country (and maybe elsewhere...) will be coming to paint the area for the week. The artist line-up is not completed yet but there are sure to be some old favorites and some new faces. The artists will be painting the fall colors of the marshes and trees this year instead of the early spring greens of prior years. An invitation only Preview Night will be held on Friday evening, November 13, with the artists in attendance. Saturday, November 14, the exhibition will open to the public from 9 AM to 6 PM. The 'Paint Wilmington! 2009' exhibition will be hanging through the end of December.


Saturday, October 24, 2009
http://wallsgallery.typepad.com/driedpaint/2009/10/paint-wilmington-2009.html I'm going to have a new trick or two. Woof!


Saturday, October 10, 2009
Wilmington! 2009 - UPDATE: It is our great pleasure to work with three distinguished Wilmington organizations in this year's invitational. Through Sister Cities, Paint Doncaster! artists, Janet Samson and Andrea Bretherton will be joining us. Paint Doncaster was sponsored by Brevon Art Gallery in Wilmington's English Sister City, Doncaster. On Tuesday Nov. 10, The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History will host a talk by award-winning painter and American Artist Magazine feature artist, Gavin Brooks. Gavin is painting in California at the moment and as soon as we get word of her topic, we will update. Also on Tuesday, John Poon - another award-winner and an amazing painting instructor in workshop settings around the country and for The Academy of Art College in San Fransisco and for BYU in Salt Lake City, UT - will do a painting demonstration at the Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts. On Wednesday, Gavin will trade places and speak at the Bellamy while Perry Austin does a painting demonstration at the Wrightsville Beach Museum. Did you get that? If not, send me an email at info@wallsgallery.com or give me a call at 910-343-1703.


Friday, October 09, 2009
Paint Wilmington! 2009 ARTIST LIST We're happy to bring you a few old favorites and several new favorites. As usual, we look for consistent quality in the invited artists' work and we have been grateful for the joyful and outgoing personalities of participating artists over the years and this year is likely to be no exception. Perry Austin (AL), Gavin Brooks (MD), John Poon (UT), Larry Moore (FL), Steve Songer (UT), Tim Bell (MD), Xiangyuan Jie (GA), Janet Samson (UK), and Richard Oversmith (NC). I should have the artists' pages updated in a bit (and I'm not defining "a bit") If you have questions, drop me an email at info@wallsagllery.com or give me a call at 910-343-1703


Thursday, August 06, 2009



Saturday, August 01, 2009
Russian Paintings - This is a small exhibition of remarkable paintings by both Soviet and Russian painters. Landscapes, Still lies, Portraits, Interiors. As always, the quality of the work in unassailable, and the stories about painters and paintings are intriguing. Exhibition will be up through September 19.


Tuesday, March 03, 2009
John Poon Workshop. March 3, 4, 5, 2009. This 3 day workshop filled in the first 3 days following the email announcement! Sorry if you missed out. We are talking with John about 5-day workshop later this year. If you would like to be included in workshop announcements, please email us from the Contact Us page with your email and the note that you would like to be notified of any workshops. Or you can take this link https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:Join/signupId:31953 and get it all done there. Please be aware that the emails go out through a service that may trigger your spam filter.


Sunday, March 01, 2009
March 6, 2009 Eye Of The Artist - Charles Movalli and John Poon The exhibition of 30 new paintings opens On Friday evening, March 6, 6-9pm. John's imagery focuses on his new home state of Utah with a few new paintings of the Wilmington area as well. Charles has used people as his subject - musicians, fishermen, shoppers. The show exemplifies the potential breadth of variation to be found between representational artists.