323 ART / Lee Monts

New Blog

2012-12-31T13:37:00.000-05:00

Please follow my art at my new blog on WordPress! Happy 2013!

Come see me at City Art...

2012-11-26T18:11:00.001-05:00

The Certificate

2012-07-20T21:19:00.000-04:00

SCWS Award

2012-07-16T19:59:00.002-04:00

"Resilient Nature" won the Rick Anthony - State Farm Agent Award in the 35th Annual South Carolina Watermedia Society Show, placing 13th in the traveling show of 30 paintings. Sixty paintings out of 203 entries were selected for the show which hangs at City Art Gallery in Columbia, SC until September 1. The 30 award winning paintings will then travel the state through September 2013. I was very happy to receive my Membership in Excellence Certificate this year for jurying into the show in 2010, 2011 and 2012...my first three years of membership! Most thankful to have been blessed with awards each of those years.

Accepted into Juried Show...

2012-05-21T19:19:00.001-04:00

My most recent painting, "Resilient Nature", has juried into the 35th annual South Carolina Watermedia Society Show as one of 60 accepted entries. The show will open at City Art Gallery in Columbia, SC on July 7! The painting is 30" x 40".

Award

2012-04-30T20:47:00.002-04:00

"Change of Nature"

20" x 20"

Acrylic on Canvas

Merit Award Winner

37th Annual Juried Show

Anderson Arts Center

Show ends May 25, 2012

Limited Time Offer...

2012-04-25T20:13:00.001-04:00

In celebration of Artista Vista, receive 20% off any of my paintings at City Art Gallery ...this offer ends on Saturday, April 28! I hope to see you during the big gallery crawl on April 26.

City Art is located at 1224 Lincoln Street in the historic Vista area of Columbia!

Recently...

2012-04-17T20:37:00.003-04:00

"Where There's a Will"

Open Acrylic on Canvas

30" x 30"

In action...

2012-03-25T20:23:00.005-04:00

In action during a weeklong advanced workshop with renowned artist Alex Powers at City Art last week....photos of new painting from the workshop coming soon.

Recent Squares

2012-03-04T16:33:00.004-05:00

"A Break in the Fog"

Acrylic/Charcoal on Canvas

20" x 20"

"Change of Nature"

Open Acrylic on Canvas

20" x 20"

Upcoming Fundraiser Contribution

2012-02-20T19:43:00.004-05:00

Platter for the upcoming Dining With Friends auction for the SC AIDS Benefit Foundation. I think this is the 6th platter I have done over the past 8 or 9 years. This one is charcoal on masking tape with a protective seal.

Power Sanded Canvas...

2012-02-05T20:42:00.001-05:00

"Seen and Unseen"

Acrylic and Compressed Charcoal on Canvas

36" x 30"

Layered Landscape

2012-01-28T20:09:00.002-05:00

"Progressions"

Acrylic/Compressed Charcoal on Canvas

30" x 30"

Finally finished...

2012-01-16T17:48:00.003-05:00

"Lake Lines"

20" x 60" - Acrylic on Canvas

This was a bit of a challenge, but I like how it turned out. I had to set it aside for a good week, and then over the weekend added the three vertical elements on the left and softened the strong vertical elements on the right. It is available at City Art Gallery. Stop by and see it in person!

Triptych

2012-01-15T12:59:00.004-05:00

"Cove of Night"

Acrylic on Canvas - total size 30" x 35"

Available at City Art Gallery in Columbia, SC

Wassailing Wednesday at City Art is December 21

2011-12-20T19:34:00.003-05:00

"November Shore"

4" x 4"

Sealed Watercolor on Claybord

Please join me and 18 other artists at the 3rd annual Wassailing Wednesday at City Art on December 21. The main gallery will be set up with special pieces for the Christmas Season. I will have a good selection of small new works...many under $100. So plan to come out and enjoy this event with great art, great jewelry, and great people! And, if you missed buying a piece from my Retired Brush Series last year, I have a batch of new ones! See you at City Art! The show runs from 5:00 - 8:00 PM. I will be there by 4:00 if you want to come early!

Black Canvas Painting

2011-12-17T13:54:00.001-05:00

"Fluid Horizon"

10" x 10"

Fluid Acrylic on Black Canvas

Simplistic Watercolor...

2011-12-07T19:03:00.001-05:00

"November Clouds"

7" x 5"

Watercolor on Aquabord

Off the easel...

2011-12-03T15:24:00.004-05:00

"One Day in November"

30" x 40"

Acrylic on Canvas

Comb Over...

2011-11-25T18:49:00.004-05:00

"Relinquishing Fall to Winter"

Open Acrylic on Canvas

24" x 24"

Painted with the tool below.

New for the 2011 Retired Brush Series

2011-11-22T20:31:00.009-05:00

I have finally been getting a batch of old brush heads ready for sale...these are the brushes (mostly 3" x 3") that I have been painting with over the past year...they are stained from the paints and actually look like many of my paintings...none of these have been altered except by the addition of melted refined beeswax which gives them a special depth and dimension. All of the 2010 pieces sold out, and there will only be a limited number of these available for the Christmas Season. Many are currently at City Art getting framed and a few more are still in process! Look closely and you will see the rivets in the metal that held the brush head to the wooden handle!

For the Love of Mom...

2011-11-19T20:27:00.004-05:00

"Wisdom Trees on the Shore of Goodbye"

2.5" x 6.25"

Watercolor on Yupo

"November Catharsis"

8" x 10"

Watercolor on Yupo

After nearly a week of being by my Mom's side as she quickly slipped away from us up to eternal life on Thursday, November 17, I painted these two small works last night on November 18. These are my first watercolors on yupo. I think they capture the emotion of the week. Painting them was certainly therapeutic for me. I especially love the small piece on top. Looking forward to doing more with watercolor in the coming weeks. Thanks to everyone who has prayed and offered support to me and my family during this difficult time.

Gift Size!

2011-11-07T21:26:00.003-05:00

"Early Winter Mist"

Open Acrylic on Aquabord

7" x 5"

SC Watermedia Society Award Lunch & Show Opening

2011-11-06T18:18:00.007-05:00

The Banner!

"Memories of Burton's Point"

ImagesCharleston.com Award Recipient & 2012 Traveling Show Piece

The view from the gallery!

New Small Painting

2011-10-27T07:55:00.001-04:00

"Fluvial Awakening"

5" x 7"

Open Acrylic on Aquabord