"The Cottage" by Carol Thomason
The Gallery @ Barr Photographics announces the spring installment of the Corner Gallery’s 2020 exhibition series features a collection of oil or watercolor paintings entitled “Etcetera” by award winning, Rogersville, Tennessee, artist, Carol Thomason.
Thomason reveals in her artist’s statement, “I was born and raised in Mississippi, where I lived for 57 years.There I could always find subjects to paint. Everyone needs to take at least one hour of their day to do what they love to do. I call this ‘me time,’ whether it is painting, gardening, working on models, clay, stained glass, etc. I can usually find the time to play. I’ve always seemed to be drawn to my paints and brushes even though I’ve tried a million different crafts. It was not until I moved to Tennessee that a whole new world opened up with new beautiful subjects to paint. The only problem is my ‘me’ time has turned into a lot longer than one hour on certain days. I’ve always heard ‘love what you do and do what you love.’ I’ve found out that painting is my passion, which seems to be okay with my husband, so I paint away. He told me that a clean house doesn’t make memories, so I paint ... a lot. Now, all I seem to want to do is travel and take pictures so I can get started on my next painting. God has given us an endless supply of subjects to paint, and I’m certainly going to take advantage of it. Even though God is the master painter, and I will never be able to match the colors he uses, the joy of painting is in my heart.”
“Etcetera” is celebrated with a reception, gallery talk and demonstration of technique by Carol Thomason, to which the public is invited, Friday, June 12 from 7 - 9 p.m. in The Gallery @ Barr Photographics, 152 E. Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia. Masks and social distancing required. “Etcetera” hangs and is offered for sale through June 30. The Gallery @ Barr Photographics is housed in the Greenway Trigg Building, located in the heart of Abingdon’s main street historic district. Call 276-628-1486 or visit http://barrphotographics.com for further information.
