Art
$300 Toward a John Townsend Painting
- Item Number
- 196
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Opening Bid
- 100 USD
Item Description
Looking for some unique Lowcountry art for your private collection or for an elegant office display? Ebb Tide Art Gallery is the place to go! This $300 gift certificate is valid towards any John Townsend selection. Check out what Amy Stockwell Mercer had to say in her recent review for "Charleston Style & Design."
Step inside the doors of Ebb Tide Art Gallery and you’ll find yourself awash in a sea of colors.
Across the river from downtown’s art hub, this recently opened gallery is filled with both emerging and established Lowcountry artists, including Steven Jordan, Dee Rhodes, Lynne Hamontree, Joseph Bradley, Austin Ball and owner John Townsend. After 35 years as a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, Townsend has retired and returned to his true love. “I’m always thinking about art in some way, perhaps to distraction,” he says, laughing.
In his east-of-the-Cooper gallery, Townsend has surrounded himself with inspiring art that reflects both modern and contemporary styles—or as he calls it, “local stuff with a different point of view.” Townsend believes it’s important to offer quality art for local homeowners at affordable prices. The gallery is spacious enough so that each artist has his or her own room, which allows viewers to get a comprehensive sense of their work.
John Townsend is enjoying the freedom of retirement and paints every day in the back of the gallery. “Something will catch my eye or stick in my craw until I paint it,” he says. His acrylic paintings feature flowers and landscapes. Working with acrylic gels, for example, he creates a textural surface in “Calla Lillies #2.”
Of the gallery name he says, “This is the ebb tide of my life. I haven’t got that much longer to enjoy my life.” He jokes and says he’s spending his children’s inheritance, but for this artist, the dream of a life surrounded by great art has come true—and visitors are reaping the benefits.
Item Special Note
Valid towards any John Townsend artwork. Most pieces currently priced between $350 and $500. Redeemable at Ebb Tide Art Gallery on Coleman Boulevard.
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