Poané Poané

Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: September 2024

Poané draws upon deep pools of creativity and inspiration to fill his eponymous gallery.

When customers walk through the door of Poané, Poané Gallery jaws drop, eyes widen, smiles flash. They’ve set foot in a world of visual bliss. It’s the kind of inspiring spectacle that urges another visit…and another. And it’s all presented by the phenomenal, prolific Poané.

Poané (rhymes with Monet) is an artist overflowing with passion for life. He fills Cashiers’ newest fascination destination with a fusion of color, wood, and Wow! His wife, Jennifer, complements the bold and bright with her soft, fragrant, silken soy candles.

At the age of five, Poané began pounding out his inventive rhythms and energy with drumming. Over time he was drawn to photography, its mechanical snappiness capturing the world around him, freezing the drama of light and the powerful stillness of dark.

Fine artists will tell you that framing an image in a camera’s viewfinder is the best teacher of composition. Add that proficiency to Poanés study of the Masters, particularly Italian artist, Caravaggio and his command of chiaroscuro (light and shadow). Those skills, coupled with a vibrancy for Life capture Poanés essence.

Wearing his iconic fedora, Poané states the obvious, “I’ve got a lot going on.” It’s a variety of genres, exhibiting a vast array of painted surfaces, colors, subjects, and styles. He created so many styles, visitors are convinced several artists are displayed.

Nope. Just Poané.

Gallery rooms and spaces are teeming with people portraits, pet portraits, photographs, wildlife paintings, Native American imagery, abstracts, interpretations of classics, florals, figures, pottery, and textural slabs of seasoned wood, some reserved for stunning, one-of-a-kind charcuterie trays.

A well-known celebrity photographer, Poané is commissioned by the rich and famous. Charlie Daniels, well-known singer and songwriter, was one of his clients.

Jennifer provides a fedora of color for all occasions, Poanés recent favorite, a dashing pink. He liked it so much, he had a die-cut pink fedora business card designed for his Cashiers studio/gallery/shop.

Poané and Jennifer put in years of  hard work to create their gallery.  You’ll agree, visiting is a truly, mind-blowing experience.

Asked why they worked so hard to create this Cashiers mountain dream, Poané answers, “If I don’t throw the ball, I won’t know how far it will go.”

Count on it. He’s got a strong arm up his sleeve.

For more information call (678) 508-3421 or email [email protected].