Enjoyed an art show which has now been dismantled...so I feel it's ok to share some of the phots I took of Robert Tynes' art. You can google him and see more of it as well.
You can see my recent post about attending the show at the University of North Carolina Asheville a few weeks ago with my friends HERE.
However, I'm going to include the whole post again, because, after all, it's about art and an artist!
A friend, a fellow UU, and an altogether genial person, Robert Tynes has taught art at U of NC Asheville for many years. They offer a retrospective of his work until Sept 8 in the Owens Hall gallery. A couple of friends and I went to see it last week!
We were pleasantly surprised to meet Robert himself as we came into the gallery!
"Trompe l'oeil" is the technique of painting things so realistically that you think you can reach out and touch the real object rather than a painted one. It is also sometimes spelled "Trump L'Oeil" as a tongue in cheek play on Trump's name.
Helen was very pleased to learn this was the description of a painting in her home, by another acquaintance of mine who does Trompe l'oeil, Brad Stroman. I think he moved to Santa Fe from Black Mountain and may have returned to the Asheville area again...will ask around. Another good painter.
It was a most enjoyable visit, though the parking situation on campus was stressful. And that was before students and faculty returned from summer break!
"Robert Tynes has been painting professionally for over 30 years. He has held over 25 solo shows and been included in over 150 group exhibitions. Tynes is currently Professor of Art at the University of North Carolina, Asheville where he has been for the past 24 years." Per his web site...but he retired a few years ago due to health.
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Additionally, with the COVID resurgence, I've not been attending my little church in the woods, but strangely enough, have been dreaming of former members. So I do hope this finds Robert in good health.
