Greetings!
Father's Day, graduations and early summer weddings all
present a gift-giving dilemma......what can you give to show your
love in a special, one-of-a-kind way? Fountainside Gallery has lots
of options to solve that problem. Beautiful wildlife and figurative
sculpture, tasteful gorgeous paintings, amazingly executed art glass
and artist designed jewelry present some dazzling choices.
If
the father in your family like fishing, nature, even bird-watching,
he'll love the bronze wildlife sculptures of Kim Shaklee. Kim's
sculpture is profiled in the July issue of Southwest Art magazine in
two different sections. The piece shown on the left is "Moonstruck",
a bronze depicting the Great Blues we see daily in our marshes and
wetlands. A second bronze of sea turtles featured in the magazine is
also in the gallery.
We have new shipments by several of our
jewelry artists now in stock; you will be able to see all those
online when we launch our updated website in a couple of weeks. The
designs are fresh, youthful and would make great graduation gifts.
For the newlyweds, or any occasion, a gift certificate can allow the
young couple to choose their own originals and our art glass is 15%
off during June and July.
| FATHER'S DAY IS SUNDAY!
 Successful wildlife and
marine sculptor Kim Shaklee distinguishes herself from other
artists by her ability to transform static metal into fluid
motion in capturing the essence of an animal. Her balancing of
form and negative space even creates an imaginary environment
for her subjects.
Kim is a native of Denver, Colorado,
but spent her youth at her family's summer home in Estes Park
with the rugged beauty and grandeur of the Rockies in her
backyard. It was there that she developed a deep appreciation
for the natural world and an intense love for wildlife, giving
her the platform for her future as a sculptor.
Kim was
strongly influenced by her artistic father and her grandfather
who was a large animal veterinarian. They helped her define
and understand her love for and philosophy of nature in
general, and for wildlife and the environment in particular.
Combining her life experiences, knowledge and strong artistic
abilities and love for creatures of land and sea, Kim has
become a skilled wildlife and marine artist.
he works
have been shown in many national and international
exhibitions, including the Smithsonian National Zoo, the
Oklahoma City Zoological Gardens and Benson Park Sculpture
Garden, Loveland, Colorado. She has received innumerable
awards including the Gold Medal from Allied Artists of
America, Best of Show at the Southern Wildlife Festival, the
Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Medal and the Claude Parsons
Memorial Award from the Salamagundi Club in NYC. She has been
profiled in several editorial publications including Art of
the West, Wildlife Art Magazine, Sporting Classics, InformArt
and American Artist Magazine.
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MORE GREAT
GIFT CHOICES!
Shown from the left:
"Bright Sun
and Marina" by Marcus McClanahan
Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x
24, $900
Jewelry Selections from Erika Sturm and Dixie
Dunbar, assorted prices and styles!
"Out of the Blue"
by Kim Shaklee
Bronze, 24 x 12 x 17,
$3700
"Radiance" by Chris Hawthorne
33H x 14W x
12"D, glass, $5200
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| SANDY NELSON PAINTING RAISES $15,000 FOR JUVENILE
DIABETES FOUNDATION!!
 During the fifth annual
"Hope Gala", (the major fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation, Triangle/Eastern NC Chapter), an original
oil by Sandy Nelson, donated by Fountainside Gallery, sold for
an amazing $15,000!
The painting was done specifically
with the theme of "Freedom of Imagination" in mind and was
also the title for the painting. The theme was to exemplify
the goals of the JDRF to help young diabetes patients imagine
the day when they would be free of the condition. The painting
allowed the Foundation to realize a $100,000 increase over
their fund-raising the year before. The JDRF has, since 1970,
directed more than $1.16 billion in research grants for
diabetes study to the world's leading laboratories,
universities and medical centers. Fountainside Gallery is
extremely proud to have been a part of this great effort!
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herehttp://www.fountainsidegallery.com/artists.asp?catid=1&catname=Painters |
Thanks
to all our wonderful patrons for their continued support of the
gallery.......stay cool in the heat and come by to say
Hello.
We're open Mon-Sat, 10-6, Sunday 11-3.
If you have
any questions, call us at (910)256-9956
Email:
info@fountainsidegallery.com
And of course.......view
everything online at www.fountainsidegallery.com
We're
looking forward to seeing you!
--Your Friends at
Fountainside
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