Join us on Friday, February 14 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm for the annual Art Walk. Residents and visitors are invited to watch live art demonstrations and view works from local and visiting artists in participating retail shops. Plus, enjoy live music as your stroll through the Village during the event.
Andell Inn will be hosting local Artographer, Mitch Schlimer. Mitch followed his other deep passion of photography, as consistently over the decades someone would say to Mitch, “your photos look and feel like paintings” and hearing that enough Mitch’s creative mind started calling and “positioning” himself an “Artographer” and his art “Artography”.
Charleston Shoe Company welcomes artist, Amy Schwarz to their store. Amy is inspired by the subjects of water, light and sky because in them she see the fleeting beauty of nature. While her style and technique moves between impressionism and abstraction, her goal is to convey what she has found captivating.
Holly & Brooks will be hosting local artist, Amy Gaweda. Amy has always had a love for the arts, to include singing and playing the piano since childhood but it was not until later in adulthood that she discovered her love for oil painting. She now gathers most of her inspiration from scenes of the NC and SC coast, as well as, Seabrook and Kiawah islands, outside of Charleston South Carolina.
J.McLaughlin welcomes local artist, Capey Freeman to their store. She try to paint what she see but “dreamier” and aspire to produce looser and looser images of the light, nature, and figures that present themselves in her world.
Johnny Was will be hosting Sherman Mack. He is a watercolor artist deeply inspired by coastal themes, bringing the beauty of the ocean and shore to life through his work. His paintings blend realism with intricate details, capturing the essence of each scene with precision and care. Each brushstroke reflects my emotions in the moment, as he layers warm, vibrant colors onto the canvas. Creating unique, meaningful pieces is his passion, and takes immense pride in sharing his love for the sea through his art. Johnny Was will be offering sips & treats along with a gift with purchase.
Swing by Kiawah Island Oasis to see local artist, Fallon Peper. She is inspired by light and color. She strives to create works of art with captivating contrasts in value and vibrant color combinations. Her paintings currently consist of capturing coastalscapes and still life. Big cumulus clouds above a marsh or beach and florals next to some Charleston Farmers Market finds are like shrimp to her grits.
Kiawah Spirits welcomes Patricia Bisceglia from Molly Joseph Fine Art. A mother and daughter duo that have a local art business with prints and cards of Kiawah, Seabrook and areas of the Low country.
Kiawah Wines will be hosting artist, Daphne Hobson. It was the near death experience and long recovery from being hit by a taxi in NYC that lead her back to her first passion—painting. During this traumatic experience, Hobson decided to leave education and begin anew. She wanted to leave something personal behind for her grandchildren. That’s when she decided to become a portrait painter and began painting her grandchildren. Because Daphne loves color, drama, and movement, she is now experimenting with pastels. She finds the colors “brilliant and delicious.”
Swing by Lilly Pulitzer for an in-store artist, raffle of the painting the artist is doing, and sips and sweets!
SeaCoast Sports and Outfitters is hosting John Walters of Witzel Art for the annual Art Walk. They will provide complimentary beverages. Bring your artistic eye to shop beautiful art and great apparel!
Spartina 449 welcomes Danny and Wendy McLaughlin, with ‘Big Art from a tiny house’. Danny is a C of C Fine Arts graduate and specializes in realistic expressionism. He was also a King St. art gallery owner for several years. He will also be doing a live painting portion outside of Spartina during the event! Wendy’s style is abstract neo-expressionism, as well as contemporary realism. Wendy’s pieces are very low country, celebrating this area.
The Co-Op will be hosting the lovely Yuka Duke. Yuka will feature her tiny treasures oil works, embracing the beauty of nature.
Check back soon for more information.
