"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Pablo Picasso
Norman Cable
Jerry Georgeff
Barbara Dave
"In some cases, art is a recording of history. Art has the power to evoke powerful memories." Mary Martin
Randall LaGro
"I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.'" Vincent Van Gogh
Gwen Fox
Gloria Coker
Cary Henrie
"The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting." Vincent van Gogh
Don Quade
Anatoly Baratynsky
Tim Miller
"When awork lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman." Jean de La Bruyere, French writer, 1645-1696
Arthur Leistman
Ed Klink
Kathllen Earthrowl
"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way. Things I had no words for." Georgia O'Keeffe
... because of the complexity of art, or rather of the human souls who take art for a language, all classification runs the risk of being futile." RODIN
Gregory Beck
Barbara Westwood
Richard Pankratz
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art." Leonardo daVinci
Robin Daniels
John Sherman
Art Valero
"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all." Michelangelo
Chad Awalt
Ron Artman
Martin Eichinger
"My name is Marc, my emotional life is sensitive and my purse is empty, but they say I have talent." Marc Chagall
Arleta Pech
"What I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but rather the unconscious, the mystery of the instinctive in the human race." Amedeo Modigliani
Downe Burns
Bill Luce
Philippe Guillerm
Art is "A human activity having for its purpose the transmission of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen." Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist, 1828-1910
Cheryl Anne Lorance
Michael Downs - Portrait Commissions
Jerry Rhodes
The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and ironically, the more real. Lucian Freud
Jan Jacque
Michael Sugarman
Sydney Lynch
"When awork lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman." Jean de La Bruyere, French writer, 1645-1696
Freedom
David Datwyler
Arthur Leistman
James Harris
Charles Farrar
Jim Keller
...the artist and myself have bridged the gap between us. Without words, communication has echoed through time. The artist has conveyed meaning and depth through my appreciation of the work of art creating a new experience in my life. by Joseph Miller
The Mary Martin Gallery of Fine Art extends a warm welcome to you and invites you to enjoy the works of highly accomplished artists who are nationally recognized for excellence in oils, acrylics, mixed media, glass, wood, clay, and bronze. This gallery is located on the prestigous South side of Broad Street which is the "Gallery Row" for Charleston.
The Gallery features a collection of original art from acclaimed award winning contemporary American and International Artists. Dedicated to bringing excellent art from America and around the world, the artists are chosen with great care. Many collectors have found our gallery to be one where they fall in love with many pieces within the gallery.
Mary Martin, A Gallery of Fine Art is housed in a stone building with a long history of It's own. Built by Otto Witte, the buiding served as the Exchange Bank and Trust for many years. The building retains the original bank vault which is used as a viewing room for many of our pieces.
Located at 39 Broad Street in the heart of historic Charleston, the Gallery is within easy walking distance to virtually all of the history this beautiful city has to offer. Specifically, the Gallery is between Church and State streets; more generally between King and East Bay streets.Charleston is fast becoming a destination art market and well worth trips to Charleston for the art alone not to mention the general ambience of this historic city, the recreation, the restaurants, and the romantic flavor.
The Gallery is open every day of the week and by appointment. We hope that by visiting our gallery your time in historic Charleston will be greatly enhanced. Welcome. We look forward to meeting you and having you be part of our collector family.
Mary and the Staff at Mary Martin Gallery of Fine Art.
The Mary Martin Gallery of Fine Art has expanded to three floors of the building at 39 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina: the ground level, the mezzanine level, and the second floor level making this gallery the largest destination gallery in Charleston .
Upcoming Show November 7, 2008
"OF THE EARTH"
Coming in November, the first Friday art walk will feature Jim Pittman, artist of earthy abstraction.
Also featured will be the wood turning master craft American and international artists The theme of this joint show will be "Of the Earth."
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