WINTER EXHIBITION: Chesley, Williams, Wimberly, Yaghjian

(Above, from left to right: Ed Wimberly, Mike Williams, Stephen Chesley, and David Yaghjian.)


(Above: David Yaghjian and his studio arrangement.)


(Above: Stephen Chesley and his studio arrangement.)


(Above: Mike Williams cataloging his pieces in the exhibition.)


(Above: Ed Wimberly relaxing in David Yaghjian's studio.)

WINTER EXHIBITION: Chesley, Williams, Wimberly, Yaghjian opens with an artists' reception from 5 - 10 PM on Friday, January 25, 2008 at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, 808 Lady Street in Columbia, SC. The show continues through Tuesday, February 5 with weekday hours from 10 - 5 and weekend hours from 1 - 5. For additional information, please call the gallery at (803) 252-6134 or visit the gallery's website by clicking here. Another post is located on this blog by scrolling downward or clicking here.

The exhibition has a strong sense of color this year and the artists have noticed a strong nautical feel in their collective work. This is a show not to be missed. Below are more examples of the work


(Above: Ed Wimberly's How Fun.)


(Above: Stephen Chesley's oil Elliot Hitchcock and the Bull Shark.)


(Above: Stephen Chesley's oil The Sea by Night.)


(Above: Mike Williams' acrylic Convertible Painting Number One.)


(Above: Stephen Chesley's oil, Nightrange, Hatteras.)


(Above: Stephen Chesley's oil, Wave Portrait Sullivans.)


(Above: Stephen Chesley's welded steel sculpture, Twenty Fathoms.)


(Above: Mike Williams' acrylic, Taken To Land.)


(Above: Mike Williams' acrylic, Suspending Forms XX.)


(Above: Mike Williams' acrylic, Poised for Action.)


(Above: Ed Wimberly's, Ghost.)


(Above: Ed Wimberly's pastel on paper, Failure of the Imagination.)


(Above: David Yaghjian's oil, Dog Through Hoop.)


(Above: Ed Wimberly's Opulence.)


(Above: Ed Wimberly's pastel, Head in the Clouds.)


(Above: David Yaghjian's acrylic, Launched.)


(Above: David Yaghjian's oil, Flame Juggler.)


(Above: David Yaghjian's oil, Three Trouts.)


(Above: David Yaghjian's watercolor, One More Time.)


(Above: David Yaghjian's monotype, Blue Pants.)


(Above: David Yaghjian's monotype, Whale.)


(Above: Stephen Chesley's oil, The Sea.)


(Above: Stephen Chesley's oil, The Voyage of the Spindrift.)