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Crane, Long Lake Creek

From Site to Studio, the Southern Landscape
Judy Crane
January 8 - February 20, 2010
Opening Reception: January 8, 6 - 10pm

Although Judy Crane grew up in the West and has painted in many parts of the world, she has always been moved by the Southern landscape and its diversity. Over the years she has found that her plein air work (French meaning “in the open air”) and her small studies best captured the essence of the scene. Crane’s personal challenge for this exhibition was to create small paintings, mostly done on location, which could then be translated into large studio pieces that maintained the same essence. The earliest plein air paintings in the exhibition were done entirely with brush, but Crane’s interest in texture began to express itself in later works. As the body of work evolved, Crane began using the palette knife more, in both the small plein air paintings and the larger studio works. This exhibition shows the development of paintings from “sight to studio,” as well as the development of the artist in the process.

Crane is a graduate of the University of California. She has painted professionally for over 30 years and has studied with some of the countries’ top landscape painters. She moved to Raleigh, NC in 1980 and has maintained a working studio at Artspace since 1987. She is an avid plein air painter, working on location in many parts of the US, as well as several European countries. She has participated in numerous solo, curated, and juried exhibitions, and her paintings are in over thirty corporate collections. Crane is also a sought after workshop instructor, has made a teaching DVD, and has served as a juror for several local and regional shows.

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Eichenberger, Two Choices

The Secrets that We Keep
David Eichenberger
January 23 - February 27, 2010
Opening Reception: February 5, 6 - 10pm

David Eichenberger’s exhibition presents new work created while he was in-residence at Artspace. During his residency he focused on developing a visual vocabulary and style for his work, in an effort to make his work more recognizable. The focused time of the residency also allowed Eichenberger to expand the scope of his work, gaining exhibition opportunities outside of Raleigh.

Eichenberger earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2001. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions including most recently at Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC; Designbox, Raleigh, NC; Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA; AhPeele Gallery, Raleigh, NC; and Wootini, Carrboro, NC.