By: Principle Gallery April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Charleston, featured, Fine Art, Principle Gallery, Principle Gallery CharlestonLeave a Comment

How We’re Bringing our Art to You!

Today lets talk about the value of experiencing a piece of artwork in person and how we are bringing our art to you! Art is shared through social media and dozens of online platforms daily so many people are used to seeing a work of art on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, through a website, etc. Although…

By: Principle Gallery April 23, 2021April 22, 2021 featuredLeave a Comment

Colin Fraser: A Leading Egg Tempera Painter

Colin Fraser was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1957 and received training to become a teacher at Brighton Polytechnic in England. Fraser taught courses in art for several years in the seaside town ofWorthing, England. He moved to Sweden in 1981 to fulfill a teaching position, but left this role in 1983 to pursue painting…

By: Principle Gallery April 16, 2021April 15, 2021 Events, featured, Fine Art, Landscapes, Openings, Visiting the GalleryLeave a Comment

Lynn Boggess Solo Exhibition 2021

We’re proud to present Lynn Boggess’ latest body of work! His 2021 solo exhibition is NOW OPEN and consists of 28 brand new paintings ranging from 15 x 13 to 54 x 46 inches. The gallery will be open from 10 am until 8:30 pm this evening. If you’re unable to visit us in person,…

By: Principle Gallery March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Events, featured, Fine Art, Landscapes, Old Town, Openings, Principle Gallery, Visiting the GalleryLeave a Comment

“Inspired” – Boedges, Fitzgerald, and Wypych

Here we are, in March already and I can’t believe we’re opening our second exhibition of the year! Inspired, a group exhibition featuring work by Mark Boedges, Kevin Fitzgerald, and Anna Wypych opens today! The show will be open for public viewing and the entire collection is already available online. Click here to view the…

By: Principle Gallery March 5, 2021March 4, 2021 featured, Fine Art, Principle Gallery, Visiting with ArtistsLeave a Comment

Welcome, Raymond Bonilla

We’re thrilled to welcome New York-based artist, Raymond Bonilla, to Principle Gallery! Ray’s work employs the traditional approach to color and form while incorporating inspiration from the impressionists and abstraction. Today, we’re going to give you a proper introduction and mini interview with the artist. We also wanted to take a moment and congratulate Ray…

By: Principle Gallery February 19, 2021February 18, 2021 featuredLeave a Comment

“Journeys” – Basham, Lashley, and VanDerHoek

Our first exhibition of the year opens today! Journeys featuring work by Jill Basham, Christine Lashley, and Kim VanDerHoek is officially open and will remain on view until Tuesday, March 16th. We will be open from 10 am until 8:30 pm this evening and two of the artists are planning to join us (weather permitting).…

By: Principle Gallery February 9, 2021 featured, Fine Art, Landscapes, Old Town, Principle Gallery, Visiting the GalleryLeave a Comment

Joseph McGurl’s Sight-size Method

Outdoor Painter wrote an article about McGurl’s use of the sight-size drawing method and we’ve put together a brief synopsis below accompanied by some available works by this masterful painter! You can click here to read the entire article! A little bit about Joseph McGurl Joseph grew up working with his father, James McGurl, who…

By: Principle Gallery February 2, 2021 Events, featured, Fine Art, Old Town, Principle GalleryLeave a Comment

Alexandria Boutique Warehouse Sale

The Alexandria Boutique Warehouse Sale is happening this weekend! Discounts will be available Saturday, February 6th and Sunday, February 7th only. In years prior, the Warehouse Sale took place in the The Westin Alexandria Hotel, but this year it will be spread out amongst store fronts, pop-up tents, and some discounts will be available online.…

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Jeremy Mann’s “Epiphany”

By: Principle Gallery July 5, 2020July 7, 2020

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In April of 2020, amid the global pandemic shutdown, Jeremy Mann sent the following newsletter with an image of this new, now available, painting. Morning Shut-in buddies, Here’s hoping you’re finding the best way to handle your situation, because no matter who or what you are, we’re each and all affected by this. Even million…

15th International ARC Salon

By: Principle Gallery January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

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Congratulations to all the ARC (Art Renewal Center) Salon Winners! Below you will find a list of Principle Gallery Artists recognized in the 2020-2021 ARC Salon. Robert Liberace – Best in Show & ARC Purchase Award Robert Liberace – Portraiture Finalist Robert Liberace – Portraiture Finalist Gavin Glakas – First Place Landscape Gavin Glakas –…

Cheers to 2021!

By: Principle Gallery January 6, 2021January 15, 2021

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Welcome to our first blog of 2021! Today we’re going to share the exhibitions we have planned for this year! If you’d like to stay up to date on exhibition schedules, new arrivals, and additional announcements; click here to sign up for our newsletter. **click any of the artists names to be directed to their…

Artist Feature: J Louis

By: Principle Gallery December 29, 2020December 26, 2020

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American artist J Louis was born in 1992 and earned his BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. He currently lives and works in New York City. Louis is best known for his oil paintings of female figures, focusing on the exquisite strength and alluring complexity of women throughout saturated color, flattened…

The Liberace Family

By: Principle Gallery December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

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Image details (from left to right): Pelican in Indigo by Ava Liberace, Smile! by Celia Liberace, Carrot by Lina Liberace, and Illuminate by Robert Liberace. Most of you already know world renowned figure painter, Robert Liberace, but only some of you may know that Rob isn’t the only artist in the family. Within the Liberace…

Double Artist Feature: Steven Walker & Jennifer McChristian

By: Principle Gallery December 15, 2020December 11, 2020

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Steven Walker Steven Walker was born in Myrtle Beach, SC and raised in Richmond, VA; where he later attended Virginia Commonwealth University and earned his BFA. Afterwards, he earned his MFA from Marywood University where he met his wife and fellow artist, Evelyn. “ I didn’t come from a family of artists, I wasn’t top…

Small Works 2020

By: Principle Gallery December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

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Our Annual Small Works Group Exhibition officially opened last Friday and features 140 works from over 30 different artists. The works range in size from 4 inches by 4 inches to 24 inches by 24 inches. They also range in subject matter; the exhibition features still life, figurative, landscape, and cityscape paintings. This variety makes…

Introducing Carlos Morago

By: Principle Gallery November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

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Carlos Morago was born in Madrid, Spain in 1954 and lives there today. He grew up visiting the Prado Museum, an institution filled with European masterworks from the 12th-21st centuries; amid those walls his art enthusiasm and knowledge flourished. “Beginning with the indisputable, unequalled Velázquez – who has been a reference point since childhood visits…

The Memory of Trees

By: Principle Gallery November 7, 2020November 7, 2020

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Gilbert Gorski’s Solo Exhibition: The Memory of Trees is still on display and it’s the last weekend to view the show in its entirety! We will begin de-installing the exhibition Wednesday, November 11th. However, the unsold pieces will remain at the gallery. If you’re unable to visit the gallery click here to view our digital…

National Portrait Gallery: Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2022

By: Principle Gallery October 20, 2020

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The National Portrait Gallery is now accepting entries for the sixth triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Artists are invited to submit portraits in any media for consideration in the competition. As with past editions, the competition seeks to broaden the definition of portraiture and highlight the genre’s relevance in society and contemporary art. Artworks may…

Gilbert Gorski: Pixelation & Pointillism

By: Principle Gallery October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

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Welcome back to Principle Art Talk! Today, we’re going to revisit a topic/technique that we’ve touched on before: Pointillism! We’ve written two previous blogs about the technique itself and how it appeared in art history; click here to view those two posts. Pointillism is a neo-impressionist painting technique. Each composition consists of tiny dots of…