In This Issue
August 2008
August 2008 | Vol. 5 No. 8
Featured Stories
- Helping 20-somethings When They Return to the Nest
- Toastmasters...
Because Communications Isn't Optional - When to Take Social Security
Think Before You Leap - From ZZZ to A
Teachers and Experts Give Nod to the Importance of Sleep
Featured Women
- One From the Heart...
Reverend Carol Guilbert - Marlena Smalls
Gullah’s Growing Acclaim is Music to Singer's Ears - Audre Allison
On a Joyride Called Life - Lowcountry Classic: Gloria Daly
Music of Her Life - Sharon Brown
Living by the Grace of God - Caria Whitmire-Camp
A Life Worth Living - Martha Bequette
Disciple of Literacy - Cindi Reiman
Connecting the Dots - Treva Kent
Empowering Girls - Michelle Hummel & Na You Yang
Passion Play - Tracy Robinson
Passing on the Positive
Monthly Reads
- NEW! The Muse Is In...
Unleashing Your Brilliance with Modern Day Muses - Green Piece...
Water Wisdom - Fitness...
A Healthy Heart - Suddenly Single
What Will Be Will Be - Happily Ever After
How Does Your Garden Grow? - Ask the Plastic Surgeon
ABOUT OUR COVER ARTIST:
Artist Peter Karis is an expressionist, painting people, flowers, trees and objects as he interprets them, not as they seem to be. Karis was born on March 29, 1942 in Jersey City, grew up in Northern New Jersey and at an early age knew art was his calling. He went to college in Ohio, attending Kent State University where in 1964 he received a BFA in painting. Practical concerns turned Karis to advertising where for more than 30 years he guided Karis Advertising & Design in Cleveland, Ohio. Karis’s painting career was sparked when Canadian recording artist Ian Thomas selected one of Karis’ paintings for his new record album entitled Levity. The result was a Juno Award, the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy, for the best album cover design of the year. Karis works in acrylic and the subject matter is usually figurative yet expressionistic, with maximum color, conveying emotion and power. The work tends to draw you into a memory of your own, more evocative than descriptive, “the viewer has to become a participant,” Karis says. Mary Bell of Mary Bell Galleries in Chicago, one of Karis’ most successful outlets, says “every stroke counts, he pares the subject down to the most essential detail. His paintings elicit a very primal reaction. Viewers feel a strong connection and sometimes don’t even know why.” Mary Bell Galleries has sold work to both corporate and individual collectors and has hosted Karis one man shows since 1990. Winning numerous awards for his work, Karis’ pieces have been exhibited throughout the United States including the Nabisco Gallery, Cleveland Clinic, Cooperstown Art Museum, Butler Museum and Kent State University. Internationally in 1993 Karis was one of three American artists selected to exhibit at the Gallery Roseg outside of St. Moritz in Switzerland and in 2005 was nominated to participate in the Annual International Biennial of Contemporary Art, which was held in the historic Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. Here in the Lowcountry his work is represented by Pinckney Simons Gallery with locations in Beaufort and Columbia and the Grand Bohemian Gallery in Savannah. An exhibition of Karis’ work is planned for October 10, 2008 at The Club at Shell Hall. Last fall, J Banks Design Group in Hilton Head included prints of his work as part of their first ever entry into furniture design with the J. Banks Collection. More recently the Hilton Oceanfront Resort has highlighted his work in their newly remodeled hotel. Peter Karis makes Hilton Head Island his home where he lives with his wife Maggie, son Nick and daughter Marina. To contact the artist please call 843-681-4391; E mail: iconimages@aol.com; or visit peterkarisart.com.
Artist Peter Karis is an expressionist, painting people, flowers, trees and objects as he interprets them, not as they seem to be. Karis was born on March 29, 1942 in Jersey City, grew up in Northern New Jersey and at an early age knew art was his calling. He went to college in Ohio, attending Kent State University where in 1964 he received a BFA in painting. Practical concerns turned Karis to advertising where for more than 30 years he guided Karis Advertising & Design in Cleveland, Ohio. Karis’s painting career was sparked when Canadian recording artist Ian Thomas selected one of Karis’ paintings for his new record album entitled Levity. The result was a Juno Award, the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy, for the best album cover design of the year. Karis works in acrylic and the subject matter is usually figurative yet expressionistic, with maximum color, conveying emotion and power. The work tends to draw you into a memory of your own, more evocative than descriptive, “the viewer has to become a participant,” Karis says. Mary Bell of Mary Bell Galleries in Chicago, one of Karis’ most successful outlets, says “every stroke counts, he pares the subject down to the most essential detail. His paintings elicit a very primal reaction. Viewers feel a strong connection and sometimes don’t even know why.” Mary Bell Galleries has sold work to both corporate and individual collectors and has hosted Karis one man shows since 1990. Winning numerous awards for his work, Karis’ pieces have been exhibited throughout the United States including the Nabisco Gallery, Cleveland Clinic, Cooperstown Art Museum, Butler Museum and Kent State University. Internationally in 1993 Karis was one of three American artists selected to exhibit at the Gallery Roseg outside of St. Moritz in Switzerland and in 2005 was nominated to participate in the Annual International Biennial of Contemporary Art, which was held in the historic Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. Here in the Lowcountry his work is represented by Pinckney Simons Gallery with locations in Beaufort and Columbia and the Grand Bohemian Gallery in Savannah. An exhibition of Karis’ work is planned for October 10, 2008 at The Club at Shell Hall. Last fall, J Banks Design Group in Hilton Head included prints of his work as part of their first ever entry into furniture design with the J. Banks Collection. More recently the Hilton Oceanfront Resort has highlighted his work in their newly remodeled hotel. Peter Karis makes Hilton Head Island his home where he lives with his wife Maggie, son Nick and daughter Marina. To contact the artist please call 843-681-4391; E mail: iconimages@aol.com; or visit peterkarisart.com.
