In Stone Time

University Mall is launching their first annual Scrapel Hill Art calling for artists to create art from recycled materials.

Following University Mall's lead, Turning Point Gallery recently added another Green artist, Michael Mertes.

Michael Mertes has created In Stone Time clocks from Indian or Chinese slate and wood with proud histories.

Slate is a metamorphic rock. It is the alteration of a preexisting rock (the parent rock) due to heat and pressure caused by burial in the earth. Therefor, slate is part of nature's recycling.

Trees produce wood which has been used to build structures. These structures in turn are often restored after many years of use and the replaced wood is made available for art. Both clocks pictured have extensive histories.






See In Stone Time clocks on Michael Mertes page at HarmonyFineArt.com

Simon Bull show a great success

Simon Bull once again demonstrated his ability to reach out to the Chapel Hill community. Many people make every effort to be available when Simon is in town. When he received the reminder email Thursday in Russia, Malcolm Forbes made sure that his flight schedule allowed him to make the event Friday night.

Simon began his show by recreating a scene he experienced coming over the mountains on the drive to the Triangle. He painted an 18x18 acrylic on canvas titled Carolina Mist.
Simon then added remarques to a number of his works creating some true family heirlooms.








And the highlight of this year's show was the pedigree dog series which can be seen on the Simon Bull Turning Point Gallery event page.

Simon Bull to paint and raise funds in Chapel Hill

Turning Point Gallery features internationally acclaimed Simon Bull as the featured artist during the 2ndFriday ArtWalk in Chapel Hill November 14 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Simon Bull will meet collectors and demonstrate his painting techniques.

Simon Bull is also helping launch University Mall's first annual It's All About Giving day November 15, a special program for rasing money for 17 local charities. Simon will be painting from 10 until noon. The mall wide event lasts until 7 p.m. Bull's work has raised tens of thousands of dollars for the local community in the last eight years including $40,000 in the 2006 Angels Among Us program for brain tumor research.
This year a North Carolina tree and a series of dog portraits are featured in addition to his incredible flowers, landscapes and musical pieces.

Simon painted a spectacular North Carolina dogwood entitled "Morning Star". Turning Point Gallery has received an exclusive very-limited "Family Tree Edition" of 25 in a special 18-by-12-inch gallery wrapped giclée that Bull will enhance for each member of a family, creating an heirloom to be passed down through generations. Bull will also add a dedication to the back. Make an appointment to have Simon personalize a “Morning Star” while he is in Chapel Hill by calling (919) 967-0402 or email. You do not have to be present and Turning Point Gallery will ship one for $10.

Simon Bull has also released ten portraits of pedigree dogs available as giclées on canvas in three sizes: 36-by-36 inches, 24-by-24 inches and 18-by-18 inches. Right now, for the first time in the United States, Turning Point Gallery is offering a special open edition 15-by-15-inch size of these portraits for $195.

Learn more about Simon Bull’s upcoming visit to Turning Point Gallery at http://www.harmonyfineart.com/id235.html.

22 New Maeve Harris Originals available through Turning Point gallery

Maeve Harris once again creates some spectacular work in her Seattle studio and made available through Turning Point Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC.

14 Maeve Harris originals on paper from the smallest measuring 22x30 to the largest measuring 40x30.
This Maeve Harris is titled "Cellulose 2" and is 30x30.

And 8 Maeve Harris mixed media on canvas, ranging in size from 12x12 to 36.5x40.












Pictured are the 12x12 "Element 4" of the four "Element" series

and the 36.5x40 "Percy 1"

Baiser (to kiss) - by Maeve Harris arrives

Baiser by Maeve Harris in French means "to kiss" and arrived at Turning Point Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC last week. The creation of Baiser, which has a certain human chemistry connotation, is itself the product of years of careful study, practice and mixed media chemical experimentation by Maeve in her sudio or possibly laboratory. The result is a welcoming multi layered experience. For more about Maeve Harris and her current work go here.

August Transitions Show

Turning Point Gallery's new artists headline August as we continue to search the art world for the unique.




Tanner Jensen’s mixed media horses encompass not only the earthly elements, but also the spiritual. more......





Jason Ramsay Clark doesn’t merely carve a chunk of wood, he “deconstructs” the wood into 1” segments then reconstructs it with offsets followed by shaping, sanding and 10 coats of finish. He achieves this while still retaining the original grain. more...



For the serene waterscape best captured with oil on canvas you must experience Mai Shang’s fine line paintings. These 18” x 32” scenes are vacations at home. more.....



Six museums include Bob Haselle’s pottery in their collections. His technique for imprinting vaporized chemicals and combustibles on his pit fired pottery yields unique patterns. more.....




Three new pieces by bronze sculptor Wayne Salge, new Chinese Paper Sculpture , some new Nan Jacobsohn horses and the magical paintings of Eric Zwezerijnen

Ruffin Hobbs Leaves A Metal Sculpture legacy

Ruffin Hobbs, whose art has been instrumental in our success as a gallery, died in an accidental fall on July 28, 2008. His yearly one man show was always filled with new ideas, from very large mobiles to small intricate wire sculptures produced up close one on one in front of our gallery.

Most of all we liked him as a friend and he will be missed.

Ruffin was a sculptor who lived and worked in southern Alamance County, North Carolina. As an artist primarily working in metal, he was fascinated by the interplay of wire, volume, and open space. Ruffin also explored how using combinations of different metals in his work could add color contrast, texture and strength. He often combined traditional metal working techniques, such as forged iron, with more contemporary methods, including hollow-form assembly.

Ruffin's most ambitious sculpture commission to date, was the design and fabrication of a pair of majestic stainless steel tigers for Princeton University.