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Mermaids in the Mountains
Issue: 2020/08 – August
When you visit Easely An Artist and its Gallery Upstairs, you can’t help but be struck by the sheer charm of the place, with its subtle hints of whimsy scattered throughout.
Part of that is the makeup of the place, where the painting sessions are freewheeling, lessons are leavened with laughter, and the creations are confident and pure, whatever their degree of polished technique.
And part of it is a reflection of Artist/Instructor/Proprietor Jeanie Edwards, whose natural enthusiasm radiates into all the corners of the business.
Once you’ve felt that natural ebullience, it isn’t that big a surprise that the Easely An Artist’s next big show is titled Mermaids in the Mountains.
Though at first glance the juxtaposition of the Mountains of Western North Carolina, which are 500 hard miles from the coast, with mermaids may seem like an odd pairing, it makes sense when Jeanie explains it.
“I’ve always been a fan of mermaids, even when I was little, and they’ve always been a part of my identity,” she says. “When I met (artist) Karin Hammler, we were immediate friends and I discovered that she and her sister Birgit were also big fans. We’d call ourselves the Mermaid Sisters.”
When Birgit succumbed to breast cancer, Jeanie and Karin decided the best way to honor her memory was to stage an Art Show that reflected their passion for the legendary finned women.
Mermaids in the Mountains will feature the beguiling paintings of Jeanie and Karin, and will run at Easely An Artist from August 26 through October 1, with an Artist Meet and Greet from noon to 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 5. Fifteen percent of the proceeds will be donated to breast cancer research.
“All the artwork will be of mermaids or various mountain landscapes,” says Jeanie. “If anyone has questions they can call the studio at (828) 526-2933 or email me at [email protected] or just pop by the studio Tuesday through Saturday noon until 4:00. We are also on Facebook at ‘the gallery upstairs.’”
