323 ART / Lee Monts: January 2011

Monday, January 31, 2011

Great News...

I am now a City Art represented artist. Please check out:

http://www.cityartonline.com/lee-monts/ ...City Art is located at 1224 Lincoln Street in Columbia, SC. Please stop by to see the gallery - a very large space - and also visit the art supply shop in the lower level! This establishment can meet all of your art needs and then some!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Fun with Fiber Paste

So far, 2011 has me playing with new techniques. I have created "skins" by spreading fiber paste on wax paper and letting it dry to a paintable surface. These will soon become collage pieces. If you haven't tried Golden products, go out and find some and experiment. If you are local, get them at City Art!

Monday, January 17, 2011

From the weekend...

"Communion"

24" x 48" - Acrylic on Canvas

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Integrity

"Perfect Timing"

15.25" x 23.25" - Acrylic on Amate Bark Buckskin

This is the painting that I delivered to my client yesterday. She saw it when I posted it on Facebook, and immediately inquired about purchasing it. While I could have sold it to her directly under my business license, I chose not to do so. Since she came to me via Verve Interiors for the first painting she purchased, the sale for this piece is going through Verve as well. Integrity is a great thing to display and something to look for in an artist (and in everyone)!

Saturday, January 15, 2011

"For Thus it Was" at home...

I enjoyed getting to visit the owners who commissioned "For Thus it Was" this morning. In fact, I delivered a new piece for them. A post about that painting will be coming soon. Not only have I gained clients with this family, I have gained friends....and their Scottish Terrier named Scotch loves me! It is really nice getting to see my art where it belongs!

Friday, January 7, 2011

More projections...

Main Street in Columbia, SC

First Thursdays Art Event

January 6, 2011

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Where?

In response to my last post that prompted someone to ask where they could find my work, here is the list:

Verve

1227 Gregg Street, Columbia, SC

Gallery at DuPre

807 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC

Wink

911 Lady Street, Columbia, SC

(mostly small works here)

Michael Mitchell Gallery

438 King Street, Charleston, SC

If you are on Facebook, send me a friend request so that you can see more postings and view albums that indicate available works. Please mention in the request that you are interested in my art!

Thanks for the continued support!

Monday, January 3, 2011

Projections...

These photos were taken last night during a project sponsored by Artrageous/Pocket Productions. Five of my images were projected along with the works of other regional artists. Additional projections on other buildings around town are scheduled...look for the next event on Thursday, January 6, during the Main Street art event!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

2011 begins...

"A Touch of Grass"

30" x 30"

"Waiting for the New Year"

8" x 24"

These were both painted beginning late in the evening on December 31 and finished in the early hours of 2011. Happy New Year!

Artist's Profile

Lee Monts is a Christian artist who primarily creates contemporary acrylic paintings on canvas, paper and board. A native of Chapin, South Carolina, his formal education is in geology. He has been a resident of Columbia, South Carolina, since 1987 and is employed full time by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Lee began painting in 2002 and has had no formal art training. He considers his talent to be a gift from God and hopes that his art brings glory to the Lord. His work has been featured at Cameo Fine Art Gallery (Vista Lights 2003, Artista Vista 2004); Dining With Friends (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009); Idylwild Arts Gallery (May 2004, November 2004, December 2004); South Carolina State Fair Juried Professional Fine Art Show (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009); InspirArte (October 2004); About Face Group Show at Gallery 80808 (October 2004); About Face Showcase at the Columbia Museum of Art (April-June 2005); ArtCan Studio and Gallery (December 2004); Mr. Friendly's New Southern Cafe' (February-June 2004); The Bus Stop Gallery (February 2005, September 2005, December 2005, March 2006, September 2006, January 2007, November 2007); South Carolina Philharmonic juried show "Pictures at an Exhibition" at Gallery 80808 (April-May 2005); South Carolina Philharmonic Show "Painted Violins" (2006, 2008); "An Evening in the Arts" in Charleston, SC (September 2007); O’Connor Design Firm (May 2007, December 2007); the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts juried art sale (April 2008); Columbia Metropolitan Magazine Dream Home (2009); Group Show of the Artists’ Round Table at Gallery 80808 (September 2009); Art with a Heart (September 2009); Verve Fine Interiors (2005 - ongoing); The Gallery at DuPre (Vista Lights 2008, Artista Vista 2009, Vista Lights 2009, ongoing); Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia (November 2009 – ongoing); and Wink Studio and Gallery (January 2010 - ongoing). “Testimony”, the artist’s premier solo show was on exhibit July 23 – August 21, 2009, at the Gallery at DuPre in Columbia, SC. A feature article by nationally known writer Cynthia Boiter titled “Artist come lately…” appeared in the January 2010 issue of Lake Murray Magazine and Northeast Columbia Magazine. The artist was selected as one of six artists for Street Gallery III, a rotating billboard project in 2010 sponsored by the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties and Lamar Advertizing. The artist’s work can also be seen on the Internet at www.323art.blogspot.com.

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