Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
The Best is Yet to Come By Anna Norris, Chapel Hill Magazine, September/October , 2011
Although he has always loved art, Forrest Greenslade says that his right brain – considered to be the creative and innovated side – has aleays been a little suppressed. Educated as a molecular biologist, Greenslade intended to spend his retirement writing books and lecturing. But a massive heart attack ended what had become a stressful lifestyle. New inspiration began to strike after his wife took him on a private tour at Fearrington. Coming home for lunch with images of Zen Palkowski’s wood sculpture still in his head, Greenslade turned on the TV to find Martha Stewart creating a pot of concrete. “”I didn’t even finish my sandwich – I went to the potting shed, and I threw some peat moss and concrete together and put it on some chicken wire, and I looked up at it and someone was looking back at me.
Today, Greenslade is known for his nature-based sculpture and acrylic and relief paintings, often enhanced with any number of materials, such as clay, concrete, metal and wood.
“This is clearly the best part of my life,” says Greenslade. “When I wake up in the morning – I cannot wait to get to my studio.”
Greenslade is just one of the Fearrington artists who will exhibit works at Art in the Village on October 9th at the Village Center. See: http://fearringtonartists.blogspot.com/2011/09/art-in-village-fearrington-village.html
Caption: Fearrington artist Forrest Greenslade with his metal and concrete sculpture, “Horus – Guardian of the Garden” Photo by Briana Brough, Chapel Hill Magazine
Monday, August 1, 2011
Nature Recaptured: Real and Surreal
Visitors to the Carolina Brewery and Grill in Pittsboro during September will have three visions of the natural world by Chatham Artist Guild members, Kate Ladd, Rita Baldwin and Forrest Greenslade. You can meet the artists at a free reception on Sunday, September 11th from 4 to 6 PM.
Despite their distinct artistic styles and life journeys, Kate, Rita and Forrest tap into a common inspiration – love of the natural world around us. “I create landscapes based on my garden and travels, or just my imagination,” states Ladd. “My recent work is a series of abstract landscapes, mostly themed on the changes in the weather due to global warming,” she adds. Baldwin asserts, “I am a life-long tree-hugger, and am particularly inspired by vanishing places in Chatham County.” Greenslade notes, “I am recapturing what had my interest as a boy of 8 or 10 years old. I spent my working life as a scientist and executive, but now in my dotage, I am sculpting and painting the birds, trees and butterflies that were my best friends as a kid.”
Katherine Ladd (http://www.etsy.com/shop/heronkate) has a degree in Fine Art from the University of Cincinnati. She has shown and sold her work in Chicago,
Boston, Santa Fe, and in the Triangle area of North Carolina where she now resides. She is a member of the Chatham Artists Guild and has participated in their annual Studio Tour for over 10 years. She paints with acrylics on canvas and she also has a business in which she does murals, faux finishing and floorcloths.
Rita Baldwin (http://faso.com/artists/ritabaldwin.html) has been a member of Chatham Arts Guild since 2007 and serves on its board. A converted horse barn has
become her studio and gallery. Each of her landscape paintings takes a direction of its own. One day it is influenced mainly by the overriding mood of the scene, another calls for bold palette knife strokes, and still another for a dreamlike softness that captures nature's transience. She is especially drawn to environments in rural areas, remote coastal and river locations. Many of her paintings are done in plein air.
Dr. Forrest Greenslade’s (www.forrestgreenslade.com) organic sculptures and paintings, derived from a life-long love of nature and mythology, have a new look and feel. Greenslade’s work is highly stylized yet clearly grounded in the natural
world. His relief paintings are sculptural, built up with inches of thick acrylics and modeling paste to the point that they nearly jump off the canvas. His sculptures are enhanced with innovative coatings and patinas producing color, texture and an illusion of movement. His computer enhanced watercolors are soft and luminous. Greenslade’s use of materials is eclectic. “Because of my scientific training, I tend to be experimental in my choice of media,” he explains. “I use metal, concrete, clay, acrylics, wood, found-objects – whatever tells the best story.” Greenslade is a Past President of the Guild.
Ladd, Baldwin and Greenslade are members of the artist’s community at the Joyful Jewell (http://www.joyfuljewel.com/) in downtown Pittsboro.
The Chatham Artists Guild (www.chathamartistsguild.org) is a non-profit organization of regionally and nationally recognized visual artists. Each year, Guild members open their studios to the public through the Chatham Open Studio Tour. Visitors travel throughout lovely rural Chatham County to meet artists in their own work spaces, and share their ideas on art and the creative process. The 19th Annual Open Studio will be held the first two weekends of December 2011
Carolina Brewery (www.carolinabrewery.com) a locally-owned brewery and restaurant, has drawn international attention for its handcrafted beers. Carolina Brewery is equally dedicated to food and its expanding menu, which raises the bar on traditional bar fare. Both the Chapel Hill and Pittsboro kitchens feature Culinary Institute of America graduates. The Chatham Brewery and Grill is located on route 15/501 just north of Pittaboro.
Despite their distinct artistic styles and life journeys, Kate, Rita and Forrest tap into a common inspiration – love of the natural world around us. “I create landscapes based on my garden and travels, or just my imagination,” states Ladd. “My recent work is a series of abstract landscapes, mostly themed on the changes in the weather due to global warming,” she adds. Baldwin asserts, “I am a life-long tree-hugger, and am particularly inspired by vanishing places in Chatham County.” Greenslade notes, “I am recapturing what had my interest as a boy of 8 or 10 years old. I spent my working life as a scientist and executive, but now in my dotage, I am sculpting and painting the birds, trees and butterflies that were my best friends as a kid.”
Katherine Ladd (http://www.etsy.com/shop/heronkate) has a degree in Fine Art from the University of Cincinnati. She has shown and sold her work in Chicago,
Boston, Santa Fe, and in the Triangle area of North Carolina where she now resides. She is a member of the Chatham Artists Guild and has participated in their annual Studio Tour for over 10 years. She paints with acrylics on canvas and she also has a business in which she does murals, faux finishing and floorcloths.
Rita Baldwin (http://faso.com/artists/ritabaldwin.html) has been a member of Chatham Arts Guild since 2007 and serves on its board. A converted horse barn has
become her studio and gallery. Each of her landscape paintings takes a direction of its own. One day it is influenced mainly by the overriding mood of the scene, another calls for bold palette knife strokes, and still another for a dreamlike softness that captures nature's transience. She is especially drawn to environments in rural areas, remote coastal and river locations. Many of her paintings are done in plein air.
Dr. Forrest Greenslade’s (www.forrestgreenslade.com) organic sculptures and paintings, derived from a life-long love of nature and mythology, have a new look and feel. Greenslade’s work is highly stylized yet clearly grounded in the natural
world. His relief paintings are sculptural, built up with inches of thick acrylics and modeling paste to the point that they nearly jump off the canvas. His sculptures are enhanced with innovative coatings and patinas producing color, texture and an illusion of movement. His computer enhanced watercolors are soft and luminous. Greenslade’s use of materials is eclectic. “Because of my scientific training, I tend to be experimental in my choice of media,” he explains. “I use metal, concrete, clay, acrylics, wood, found-objects – whatever tells the best story.” Greenslade is a Past President of the Guild.
Ladd, Baldwin and Greenslade are members of the artist’s community at the Joyful Jewell (http://www.joyfuljewel.com/) in downtown Pittsboro.
The Chatham Artists Guild (www.chathamartistsguild.org) is a non-profit organization of regionally and nationally recognized visual artists. Each year, Guild members open their studios to the public through the Chatham Open Studio Tour. Visitors travel throughout lovely rural Chatham County to meet artists in their own work spaces, and share their ideas on art and the creative process. The 19th Annual Open Studio will be held the first two weekends of December 2011
Carolina Brewery (www.carolinabrewery.com) a locally-owned brewery and restaurant, has drawn international attention for its handcrafted beers. Carolina Brewery is equally dedicated to food and its expanding menu, which raises the bar on traditional bar fare. Both the Chapel Hill and Pittsboro kitchens feature Culinary Institute of America graduates. The Chatham Brewery and Grill is located on route 15/501 just north of Pittaboro.
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Take a pictorial tour of the Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden in Fearrington Village
Many artists live and work in North Carolina's Fearrington Village. One Fearrington sculptor and painter, Dr. Forrest Greenslade, displays his work in the family's garden. Take a pictorial tour of the Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden.
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
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