The heartbeat of Atlanta – Buckhead’s rolling hills and famous streets are dotted by luxurious homes (each one is worthy of a magazine spread!) and is the perfect backdrop to an arts festival.
With spring arriving early to this part of the country, only a few magnolias still boasted their creamy-milk blooms, and a canopy of Irish green surrounded the tented trail at the Buckhead Arts Festival. Creatives both locally and across state-lines answered the call to showcase their talent. http://www.buckheadartsfestival.com/ LOVE the LOGO!
The variety of metalwork to lithography, handmade pet accessories to paintings kept each peek in the tent interesting. Among the range of artists, three in particular stood out as a style I admired.
KEITH ADAMS – Figures in Oil – www.figuresinoil.com
Loose interpretation of American folk captured as casual and approachable – seeming at ease.
Almost bygone era-like in expression - brought to life in vivid Technicolor.
Hero's genuine threads of the American spirit!
JAN HAVENS – Etchings – 615.297.2998
Clever originality is packed into every inch of her compositions.
Enamored by animals, she creatively gets inside the heads of dogs and cats to humorously interweave the heart & soul of their motivations into the background and foreground of each piece of artwork.
Zinc or Copper plates are etched, printed and then painted.
KYEGOMBE – Cityscape & Animal Oil Paintings – www.kyegombe.com
Bold colors saturate the canvas with abrupt brush strokes – a symphony of artistic chaos, yet all the while, magnetizing the eyes to its subject.
Realistic depiction embodies instinctual energy.
Definitely worth the visit – a leisurely stroll of cultural artistry – May 2011 be sure to visit the Georgia Peach!
The Painted Memory
www.thepaintedmemory.com
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