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Tidewater Gallery Showing

August 30, 2010 – 10:40 am
Sharon Kearns and Ray Voelpel, owner of Tidewater Gallery

Sharon Kearns and Ray Voelpel, owner of Tidewater Gallery

The Clyde Phillips Seafood Market series arrived at Tidewater Gallery in Swansboro, N.C. on Saturday, August 28th. Ray Voelpel, owner of the gallery, announced the new series with a gathering of friends and local artists. It was a wonderful way to celebrate with such an extraordinary group of people!

A heartfelt thanks goes to Ray, and his wife Jan, for hosting such a very special evening!

As well, I owe a sincere “thank-you” to Phillip for the inspiration for the Clyde Phillips series!

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The Clyde Phillips Seafood Market series includes the following paintings:

“Vern Weighing Shrimp” 14″ x 11″ Acrylic on Canvas

“Clyde’s Treasures” 11″ x 14″ Acrylic on Canvas

“Hung Out to Dry” 11″x 14″ Acrylic on Canvas

“Rinsing Shrimp” 16″ x 20″ Acrylic on Canvas

“Icing Shrimp” 16″ x 20″ Acrylic on Canvas

“Miss Gwendolyn’s Oilskins” 16” x 16” Acrylic on Canvas

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If you are visiting the Crystal Coast for the Labor Day holiday, stop by Tidewater Gallery in Swansboro and check out the new works!

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New Artwork

“Miss Gwendolyn’s Oilskins”

August 30, 2010 – 10:06 am

"Miss Gwendolyn's Oilskins" by Sharon Kearns

“Miss Gwendolyn’s Oilskins” 16″ x 16″ Acrylic on Canvas

“Miss Gwendolyn’s Oilskins” is the sixth painting in the Clyde Phillips Seafood Market collection.

This painting highlights several hanging pairs of luminescent, waterproof slickers blowing in the breeze on the side of the Miss Gwendolyn shrimp boat. Miss Gwendolyn is a shrimp boat docked along the pier outside of Clyde Phillips Seafood Market. I was intrigued by the glow of the oilskins in and of themselves.  But I was further enthralled by the reflections of the slickers radiating above in the boat’s eve and below along the railing. I also wanted to capture the window and the reflection of the pilings and boat across from Miss Gwendolyn.

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New Artwork

"Icing Shrimp"

August 21, 2010 – 3:25 pm

"Icing Shrimp" by Sharon Kearns

“Icing Shrimp” 16″ x 20″ Acrylic on Canvas

“Icing Shrimp” is the fifth painting in the Clyde Phillips Seafood Market collection.

In the back of Clyde Phillips Seafood market, Jimmy Phillips is pouring shrimp from the scales into a corrugated box to prepare for packaging.  The “Miss Gwendolyn” shrimp boat captain scooped ice directly from a gigantic ice pile in the freezer room and will shovel it onto the freshly caught shrimp.

Again, I was amazed by the darkness of the work area, lit only by the open bay doors. The sunlit illumination of the men working and the wet glow of the floor were creative elements I wanted to convey in this painting.

The old seafood markets, like Clyde Phillips, are quickly becoming obsolete – a thing of the past.  With each painting in this series, I have felt more and more compelled to create an enduring, creative representation of the Clyde Phillips Seafood Market story -the story of one old little North Carolina seafood market that continues to engage and impact their coastal community.

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New Artwork

Rinsing Shrimp

August 10, 2010 – 7:22 am

“Rinsing Shrimp” 16″ x 20″ Acrylic on Canvas (sold)

“Rinsing Shrimp” is the fourth painting in the Clyde Phillips Seafood series.

The painting depicts Jimmy Phillips and his helper in the back of the seafood market. They are pouring freshly caught shrimp into an old bathtub. Water is pouring through a hose to cleanse the shrimp. Jimmy will take a large strainer to gently stir the shrimp around in the tub. He will pick out small squid and other “undesirable” urchins and remove them from the tub. From there, the shrimp are strained and ladled onto hanging scales to be weighed. Icing and packaging become the final steps.

The back area of the seafood market is lit only from the sunlight shining through the bay doors. The backdrop lighting illuminates the two men, providing an interesting glow and shadowing effect that I wanted to capture. The cool, wet floor with all its textures radiates with golden color from the sunlight. Through the bay doors, the fishing docks and boats reflect the bright white of the mid-day sun.

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