Mary Charles Griffin


Portraitweb Abstract painting has seemed to rise and fall in popularity, but no matter what the trends are, I continue to adopt abstract form because I feel that gesture and color, its two main forces, still sustain relevant modes expressive of our time. Abstract expressionism is well suited as a form to depict aspects of the new century such as speed, exuberance and dynamic movement in the highly technical age in which we live.    -Mary Charles Griffin

Warehouse Studios # 3
170 Lyman Street
828.277.4101
Friday 10-4 and by appointment

 

Cgriffin_stormtammy

Tammy
(Hurricane Series)
2005
oil on canvas
32" x 40"

 

Cgriffin_edgeofthewoodsweb2

Edge of the Woods
No. 3, 2004
oil on canvas
72" x 39"

Cgriffin_edgeofthwoods2web

Edge of the Woods
No. 6, 2005
oil on canvas
48" x 36"

Cgriffin_leftturnweb

Left Turn on the Expressway
oil on canvas
78" x 78"

Cgriffin_aerobicsweb

Aerobics
oil on canvas
78" x 78"

 

Cgriffin_afterthestormaltwe

After the Storm III
oil on canvas
78" x 38"

Cgriffin_afterthestorm2web

After the Storm II
oil on canvas
48" x 60"

 

Mary Charles Griffin

Education

2000 Western Carolina University -M.A. in Studio Painting
1984-94 Private study with Janie McWhirter, former assistant Professor LSU; Chair of the Art Department, Warren Wilson College
1952 UNC Greensboro -B.A. Health & Human Services

Selected Exhibitions

2007
Showcase Gallery, Blue Spiral, Asheville, NC
79.9, Conn-Artist Studios, Hendersonville, NC
2006
New Faces, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC