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Watercolor
Paintings
by Ann Cockerill
January 4, 2008 - February 28, 2008
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Ann Cockerill
first discovered the wonders of painting at the age of 4.
A native of Georgia, she was born and raised in Cobb County.
She graduated at the age of 19 Cum Laude with a BA Degree
in Art from LaGrange College in Georgia. In 1975 she and husband
Bill opened the Red Cockerill Gallery in Austell where they
featured their own creations as well as the outstanding art
and crafts created by local artisans. Offering custom framing
let them to have a dual fame for featuring not only the best
in fine art & local crafts but providing framing at the
best prices around!
A longtime
member of the South Cobb Arts Alliance, Ann always exhibits
her work in their annual outdoor art & craft festivals.
Recently the state of Georgia commissioned her to paint 4
life-size portraits for the old capitol building in Milledgeville
to hang in the Legislative Chamber. The portraits are of George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Oglethorpe and Marquis
de Lafayette. Often an exhibitor in the Atlanta Dogwood Festival
held yearly in downtown Atlanta, Ann's painting of Piedmont
Park was chosen for the festival poster.
Ann's
recent awards include 'Best of Show' at the Ellijay Apple
Festival, the SCAA's Sweetwater Valley Art & Crafts Festival,
Douglas Days and the 'Spirit d' France' Arts Festival at Chateau
Elan. She was awarded First Place at the N. Wildwood Beach
Art Exhibition in New Jersey, the 18th Annual Miniature Art
Show of NJ., the Sweetwater Fever Arts & Crafts Festival,
the 'Off the Square' Art Show in Carrollton, the Cedar Valley
Arts Festival, and the Cave Springs Art & Craft Festival.
Ann's
paintings were selected for inclusion in the Georgia Watercolor
Society Exhibition, the 'Spirit of America Exhibition: From
Winslow Homer to Andrew Wyeth' exhibition held at the Marietta
Museum of Art, and the Tallahassee Watercolor Society Exhibition.
Learn more
from Ms. Cockerill's website.
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Works
by Grace Hashimoto
March 1, 2008 - April 30, 2008
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Grace
Hashimoto was born in Charlotte, NC the youngest of five children
to Southern Presbyterian Missionaries. At two months of age
her family moved to Nagoya, Japan.
Growing
up within the dynamics of two divergent cultures Grace found
constancy and purpose in creative expression - practicing
music, creative writing and drawing in her formative years,
progressing to formal training at Kyoto Art college where
her studies focused on weaving and batik.
In her
early 20's Grace married, took the name Hashimoto, and gave
birth to a son - the perfect expression and promise of unity.
Today, Ms. Hashimoto, her son and other members of her family
continue to offer their unique bi-cultural perspective in
their livelihoods both in the United States and abroad.
In Grace
Hashimoto's art, one can see the sparse and elegant lines
of eastern culture merge with the numerous colors and complexity
of western culture in expressions of diversity and union.
Grace
Hashimoto lives in Villa Rica, Georgia where she works as
an artist.
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Watercolor
and Oil Paintings
by the Docents and Staff of the
High Museum of Art
May 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008
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Three
docents and one staff member from the High Museum of Art
will display their works in May and June. The works are
in oil, acrylic, pastels and water color. A variety of media,
styles and subjects will be represented in this joint effort
. Lisa Steinfeld is
an educational coordinator at the High Museum. Kay Weeks,
Jane Lamkin and Larry Skal have served as docents at the
High Museum of Art.
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