Goodwin / Graziano / Major
August Group Exhibit
Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art will be debuting a stunning group exhibition with celebrated artists Lindsay Goodwin, Dan Graziano and Brooke Major. The show will open in conjunction with the Charleston Gallery Association’s First Friday Art Walk on August 1st from 5:00 to 8:00pm. All are always welcome to attend. Visitors and local neighbors alike can be found perusing in and out of the gallery’s three rooms of art to experience a range of subjects from the seaside cottages of Maine by Dan Graziano to a cozy corner table in Paris by Lindsay Goodwin and horses resting in the countryside by Brooke Major.
There is a relaxing element to the work Graziano creates, with hazy brushstrokes that create soft transitions between colors and tones. One his new pieces, “Thinly Sliced” which features a sunlit young man gently carving up prosciutto. Although many of his works are figurative, the focus is almost always on the movement of the subject, highlighting the light and even delicate complexity of their hands. His restaurant, bar and kitchen scenes are accompanied by a series of quaint beach cottages that are both nostalgic and dreamy.
Lindsay Goodwin has been mesmerizing viewer with her detailed and often elegant interiors that showcase her masterful technique of capturing light on the silver and glassware of her table settings and the copper pots in French Country kitchens. Goodwin’s captivating technique has made her a star in the art community. She has been featured in numerous articles over the past few decades. The gallery was proud to start representing her when she graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2002. Her new piece “Glassware in the South of France” is a spectacular display of luminescence on the canvas that captures the spritely energy only found by sitting out of doors in the summer. Another charming scene is “Poolside Lunch at St. Victor la Costa” that balances the vibrancy of her other works with exquisite stone detail and lush gardens.
As we move from Parisian table settings and copper pots donned in French countryside kitchens, we find Brooke Major’s architectural and equestrian paintings. Brooke has a truly unique style that took her years to master. She creates awe inspiring canvases with titanium white oil paint. Major uses a palette knife to sculpt her images. It is hard to describe how she manages to pull the viewer in with the light and shadows that are created with the use of thick oil paint. On occasion clients have said that they feel that her canvases look like icing on a cake, and they are tempted to get a dollop to taste. Major brings a quintessential reflection of stillness found along the Normandy coast, where she lives and gains inspiration for many of her works. Nestled within her contribution to this exhibit are fresh perspectives of Charleston’s historic St. Philip’s and St. Michael’s churches as well as an equine piece with a cowboy in an ode to the west.
The exhibition will open Friday, August 1 in conjunction with the Charleston Gallery Associations First Friday Art Walk. The show will run until September 4, 2025. We hope to see you soon!
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