Dual Open Studios

Wil & Maura Bosbyshell

Hart-Witzen Gallery & Studios, 2422 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206

Saturday, October 25, 6 to 9 PM

Maura and Wil to introduce their French inspired art!


NODA AREA..

FREE PARKING!!.. Park behind the gallery, on the street or across from Bojangles.

Wil to have a box of free art!! It won’t last long.
Come in the afternoon for a less busy studio…


It’s our studio so we will have multiple series on display, plus our process work and inspiration.


Wil’s drawing and painting series: Climate Conversation Trees, Hiking, Midnight Suns, and Hike France!  

 

Maura’s textile series of wallpaper and fabric: French Inspired and Seaside.

Patio Shadow, St. Raphael, watercolor, 8 x 10, $190 (SOLD)

Beaumont Door 1, color pencil, 7 x 5, $90

Lucky French door, color pencil, 5 x 7, $90

French forest, Graphite, 5 x 7, $90

Les Baux Peak,  color pencil, 5 x 7, $90

Climate Conversation Tree 20, Graphite, $8,000

Delphine, wallpaper

Fishes, wallpaper

Flumes, wallpaper

Aqua Door, St. Raphael,  5 x 7, watercolor, $190 (SOLD)

Abby Door, Watercolor, 8 x 10, $490

Hike Sketch, watercolor, 5 x 7, $90

Three Leaves, wallpaper

Pots Geo, Fabic

Scollops in Shell, wallpaper & fabric

Conches, fabris & wallpaper

Midnight Sun XX, Silk Sceen, $340 (SOLD)

Swallows, wallpaper & fabric

Hike Sketch, Silk Screen, $340

Beaumont de Pertuis I, Graphite, $190

Beaumont de Pertuis II,  color pencil, $190

Les Baux Ville, Graphite, $190

City on the Hill, Color Pencil, $190 (SOLD)

Abby Door and Window,  watercolor, $590 (SOLD)

Matisse Ruin, Graphite, 5 x 7, $90

Sold, Mont. St. Michel Dusk, watercolor, 5 x 7, $190 (SOLD)

Mont. St. Michel Sunset, watercolor,  5 x 7, $190

Opening Drawing Session

 

Opening Drawing Session

The Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University opened the Climate Conversations Exhibit with a drawing session. I lead students in a found texture sketching lesson. It was raining, so we found textures inside the Quick Center like A/C vents, carpet, tile, etc. We finished with a short discussion on using texture to build excitement in your drawings and art.

The Exhibit runs through April 5th. 

Midnight Sun Series - Part 1

I have spent a long time on my tree series of drawings in the past few years. That is still my primary focus. But, its summer! So I am working on my Midnight Sun series of fine art prints. These fine art prints are created using the linocut method of printing. Each is a mono-print, but from a single linoleum block that was modified as I printed. 

I completed these during a three week stay in Provence France. I took a workshop with Jeff Hirst in the town of St. Raphael on the Mediterranean coast. 

I used color and line to show the motion of the sun as it misses the horizon during the Alaskan Summer. 

 

Abundance Now Opening Reception Friday, November 3

The Charlotte Art League (CAL), in partnership with Charlotte-based artist and curator Maura Bosbyshell, announces the opening of Abundance Now, a comprehensive art exhibition featuring nine Charlotte-based artists. The opening, with the artists in attendance, will take place on Friday, November 3 from 6-9 PM at the Charlotte Art League; the exhibition will also be featured in a gallery crawl on Friday, November 10.

Abundance Now offers a stellar line-up of local Charlotte artists who work in a wide variety of mediums and dimensions, including drawings, prints, paper mâché sculptures, and wearables. In addition to its depth and breadth, this exhibition highlights both self-trained and traditionally-trained artists who employ unique approaches to their creative practices. Much of the work will be available for purchase.

“My goal in curating this exhibition is to bring people outside of the artist community into the creative fold, and highlight a strong line-up of artists who deserve space and voice. This exhibition shows an excellent cross-section of artists and genres, and the intentional variety in this show offers an opportunity to expose a broad and diverse audience to their work,” curator Maura Bosbyshell notes.

@chdwckart
Muralist/Collage Artist

@ingridamols
Print artist

@jenngarrison_art
Woodcut Artist and Pattern Designer

@laurasussmanrandall
Multimedia artist

@tanyamurphyartist
Alternative Photography and Multidisciplinary Artist

@tinagvincent
Paper Mâché Sculpture

@vanbroart
Mixed media artist

@wilbosbyshell
Drawing and painting

@maurabosbyshell
Textile & Digital Designer