English Bull Dog
Charlotte, NC artist Adrianna Button’s works will be featured tomorrow night at Green Rice Gallery’s exhibition, The Dog Show. Three of her magnificent oil painting will be on display alongside 11 other dog artists (including Brian Rubenacker whom I featured here back in May).
While Adrianna refers to her paintings as Contemporary, I am struck how much they remind me of late19th/early 20th century artist John Singer Sargent’s work…well, specifically one of his pieces. Her brush strokes and energy capture the same essence I see in Sargent’s Pointy, one of my all time favorite dog paintings.
Adrianna studied painting as a girl alongside her artist father, and says, “My undergraduate work painting and illustration was spent exploring figures in all types of mixed media, but my love of dogs has captured my creative spirit.” Maybe it’s the spirit of love that ties Sargent and Button together. Pointy was painted for a woman Sargent was enamored with and Button’s dogs glow with a women who’s found a subject she is enamored with. Or maybe Button is simply a super-talented artist in the classic oil on canvas tradition and Sargent was way ahead of his time.
Regardless, I would love to see her paintings up close and really experience them. If you’re in the Charlotte area, you get the chance to do so tomorrow night at Green Rice Gallery. Sounds like a great night!
Golden Retriever
Black Lab
Italian Greyhound
Goldendoodle
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Information:
The Dog Show
Opening Reception: July 18, 2008
Time: 7–9 pm
Green Rice Gallery
451 East 36th St.
Charlotte, NC 28205
704-344-0300
Show runs until August 31, 2008
For more information about Adrianna Button or to commission a portrait of your pet visit her website Year of the Dog.
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