Please stop by this weekend for my first open art studio. Sat-Sun 2-5pm. 2543 Everett Avenue, Memphis.
I’ve done a lot of renovation work this past year, here is the bathroom after photo.
These paintings were made mostly in "plein air" or on location over 2 trips to the South France and Corsica, along with a few studio pieces created later. The exhibit runs November 1st- December 31st. Please stop by anytime during Memphis Botanic Garden hours of 10am-4pm.
Moon Rising over Nice, France. 48x36 inches, oil.
Reception Friday December 9th, 6-9 PM
And Saturday December 10th, 2-4PM
Also open by appointment after the reception.
This exhibit features paintings inspired by my sailing adventures on Arkabutla Lake. Were they created on my boat? Come along to find out. It also includes scenes from around Memphis that are fun- a dry cleaner, bridges, sunset, bee-hives!
Off The Wall Arts Gallery is located at 360 WALNUT STREET. Enter from the lower level. It’s just south of Southwest TN Community College. It’s in a very groovy warehouse building renovated by Yvonne Bobo. It has numerous art studios.
I’m participating in “Artists on Location”, hosted by the Knoxville museum of art. We’ll be painting for 5 days around Knoxville, then there will be an exhibit/sales event at the museum Saturday April 23. The exhibit is at 5:00 pm- 9:00pm on the 23rd.
12x16 oil. Farm near Knoxville.
I’ve been invited by the Dixon Gallery to show my landscapes in the Mallory/Wurtzburger Gallery from January 9, 2021, to March 27, 2021. I will give an artist talk on January 26.
Blue Chairs in Dappled Light. 16x20 in. oil. Created on location in the Dixon Gardens.
“Meet the Artist” reception Thursday, February 17, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm
I will have 3 paintings in this group exhibit opening Friday. The focus of the exhibit is Small Works by Stacey Williams. OPENING: September 3rd from 6 to 8 PM at Jay Etkin Gallery 942 S. Cooper St.
My 3 paintings at right here. They are just inside the front window, so you can see them anytime!
One of the paintings features a group of women who were picnicking at the botanic gardens, and I stopped and asked if I could paint their picture! It’s oil on paper, 9x12.
Picnic at the Botanic Garden
I’m Joining a gallery in Baldwyn, MS. Come join us for the reception Aug 6th.
Come share in my painting journey. This exhibit will highlight many of the adventures and travels I’ve had while painting in “plein air” or outdoors. I was born in Paris, and have a few paintings from France, but also Greece, Mexico, and many beautiful places in the USA. I will also be featuring many paintings of the botanic gardens. Paintings are for sale, and part of the proceeds benefit the botanic gardens. If you purchase a painting you can pick it up a few days before Christmas.
The Red Bridge, surrounded usually by Geese, Ducks, and Koi Fish. A popular place for children of all ages. 12x16 inches oil on linen.
Koi Fish in Motion. 9x12 Oil.
Audubon Lake side of the Memphis Botanic Gardens. 8x16 Oil on linen.
The gallery hours are typically 2-5PM Monday and Fridays. Please call Art Body Soul Gallery to visit at other times to be sure someone will be there. More details on Art Body Soul here.
Riverboats at dusk in the Memphis Harbor. 10x16 oil on linen.
Exhibit of paintings done in travels to France, Greece, Mexico, Kentucky, etc. On the mezzanine level of 409 S. Main.
Opening reception Thursday November 1st, 7-9PM.
More details here.
Sun Studio in Memphis, 8x10 inches, oil on paper.
I’m showing recent work in the mezzanine level of 490 S. Main this upcoming trolley night Friday October 26th.
Kentucky Sunrise. I painted this on location near Berea, KY. I was attending a workshop there on how to build “timber frame” houses…. and got up early to paint before the workshop. 9x12 inches, oil on linen.
Come join us for the Paintings From Mexico reception Saturday afternoon on October 13 from 2-4 PM at the Collierville Burch Library in Collierville, TN. The exhibit is focused on paintings made in Mexico….
Enjoy some art and ballet on the same night!
I'm excited to announce my upcoming exhibit at Germantown Performing Arts Center Friday April 20th from 5:30-7:30PM which will feature many new landscape paintings created in the past two years.
Painting along the Lily Pond at Shelby Farms
When: November 9, 16, 30, December 7
Where: Yurt at Woodland Discovery Playground
Time: 9:30a-12:30pm
This course will cover some of the essential concepts, techniques, and tools needed to begin the adventure of landscape painting. Students will be painting on location, or in “plein air”. Students will practice several painting exercises, working in a limited palette of colors in oils. Students will complete 1-2 finished paintings by the end of the course. The course is open to all levels, but some experience in oils is helpful. Students furnish materials from a supply list provided.
The course instructor is Matthew Lee, a professional, local landscape painter.
Price: $165 (including $65 deposit to hold position in the course)
More Info: Students may rent easels for $20.
Please invite all your friends to come out and sketch tomorrow morning at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens from 10-11AM. I'm the guest instructor this weekend. Anyone can attend, no experience necessary. Bring a sketchbook and pencils for inside the museum, or any media you like for painting in the garden.
Blue Chairs in Dappled Light- Dixon Gardens, Memphis. 16x20 inches, oil.
I have 7 paintings currently on display at Memphis Jewish Home. Stop by anytime during their normal business hours to visit the Gomez Auditorium Art Gallery, except Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. when Shabbat Services occur. Runs July-September.
Sailing Boats- Jardin De Luxembourg
28 x 42 in- Oil on Linen
$1,200.00
I spend 12 years in France as a child. I have fond memories of watching the toy sailboats on this pond. They were for rent from a rolling cart. I made up the sailboats and little girl in this scene. This is a typical day in Paris with grayish skies.
Holiday art studio opening and sale. Stop by Saturday if you can. We'll have live music, and food, and crafts for sale as well as paintings.
This exhibit is currently in place and is open for viewing to the public. This will be a closing reception. I'm giving a talk at 4:30, Sept 23, 2016, with reception to follow. The exhibit is in the brand new Logos building on the Union University campus. You can't miss it, with a large dome roof.
This September ANF Architects is celebrating Art & Architecture with a collective exhibit featuring four local artists who are trained as architects.
Matthew Lee- "The Magic Door at Idlewild" 9 x 12 Oil.
Idlewild and Rhodes College are made from the same stone quarry. I love the robustness of this old door, it tells of a different time and place, who knows what you will find beyond it?
Matthew Lee- "Cloudland Canyon Overlook, Ga" 24 x 36 in. oil. This was created "en plein air"- over several days, at the same time each day.
Art & Architecture are natural companions. In fact, many artists find inspiration in architectural designs, while architects are inspired by fine art. It comes as no surprise that many trained architects are responsible for the creation of fine art today.
Matthew Lee- "Going to Market- Chartres, France" 10 x 16 in.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Chapel of the Cross, Madison, MS. Plein Air painting in progress. 11 x 14 in. oil. Matthew Lee.
ANF Architects
ANF Architects1500 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Show runs through September 29th Gallery space open weekdays from 8AM to 5PM
Join Gary Gibson and me this Sunday July 10th for a reception from 1-3:30 PM at the KROC Center Gallery. Runs through August 8th.
Here are a few of my paintings going in the show:
Lonely Bench in Summer- Dixon Gardens
I paint often at the Dixon Gardens. I love the blue shadows across the light colored gravel, and lush summer greens. This bench is waiting for you to sit and enjoy the garden.
Oh, The Water is Cold! St George Island, FL
These are the kids of one of my painter friends' trying to brave the cold water. They were nice enough to stay there a few minutes so I could try to capture their resemblance.
Self Portrait Under a Pear Tree
I began this scene with a smaller "plein air" or on location painting. I then developed it into a larger study and added myself into the scene later.
Stop by Sunday if you can, otherwise it's up until August 8. The gallery is just to the left once you enter the main entry doors- the gallery is open to the public. I have a large self portrait I'm exhibiting for the first time, and paintings from trips to Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and France. Gary is exhibit some fantastic nature scenes from around the South. Runs through August 8.
Kroc Center of Memphis
800 E Parkway S, Memphis, Tennessee 38104
it's at the Southeast corner of East Parkway and Central.
http://www.krocmemphis.org
MONDAY-FRIDAY: 6AM - 9PM
SATURDAY : 7AM - 8PM
SUNDAY: 1PM - 4PM
Charcoal Study on Mi-teintes paper. 14 x 20 inches.
Saturday, June 25, 1:00 pm- 4:30pm
Sunday, June 26, 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm
This workshop will introduce students to exercises which build the basic skills needed to draw the human form including composition, gesture, contour, and tonal modeling. Participants will work from a nude model. Drawing materials are provided. Reservations required. The workshop will be taught by artist Matthew Lee.
Members $100; non-members $120.
To register call the Dixon Gallery and Gardens: 901-761-5250
Dixon Gallery and Gardens
4339 Park Avenue
Memphis, TN 38117
Office: (901) 761-5250
This exhibit of artwork features a collection of oil paintings I created mostly on location or “en plein air” alongside all types of water bodies from seas to creeks. The intent of these paintings created on location is always to immerse myself in the subject, no pun intended! Well actually, I have been in the water before or after painting it a few times, an exhilarating experience at waterfalls! After deciding on a composition, I try to reflect deeply about what I am painting, with a listening eye in a sense, then I translate it back to you in paint. Another title for this exhibit might easily have been “Drinking Beauty”, for that is essentially what I am doing.
