Letters to the Land and Sea

December 8 - 17, 2016
Over the Mantel Gallery
​3142 Carlisle St. 
Columbia, SC 29205
Opening Reception Dec. 8, 5-7 p.m.

Wisteria, 46" x 46"

Long Journey, 36" x 36"

Through writings and bold marks traveling in and out of the layers of oil and cold wax, Asheville artist Cindy Walton captures action, energy and quiet musings of nature in this new body of work.

Skyward, 36" x 72"

Salt Marsh 1, 40" x 30"

Salt Marsh 2, 40" x 30"

New Territory, 12" x 12"

Storms Moving In, 12" x 12"

“I seek to project authentic intimate interpretations of the world as I encounter it—coast and mountains, past and present.” 
  — Cindy Walton

To Reach on High, 46" x 46"

Surfaces are layered with paint to create depth and texture. As the layers are built, Cindy incises the surface with sharp-edged tools and large sticks of oil paint.

Extreme closeup detail showing marks and texture from Salt Marsh 1