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- K. Dale Cochran
- Website
- http://www.dalecochran.com
- kdale.cochran@gmail.com
- Artist Information
South Carolina native Dale Cochran is an artist that has a gift for revealing the uniqueness and beauty in things seemingly plain, illuminating the stories and spirits behind the ordinary – an old barn, a basket of pecans, a child caught in a moment of imagination, a crayon on pavement.
As a high school student, Dale experienced his first formal training from Liz Smith-Cox. “I had no idea what perspective or contour drawing meant,” Dale says. As a junior, he broke his drawing arm playing football just before the school year started. When he approached Mrs. Liz about dropping the class because he wouldn’t be able to use his arm for a while, her response was, “That’s ok, you can draw with your left hand.” So that’s what he did.
Dale continued his studies at Anderson University, receiving an Associate of Arts and went on to Winthrop University and received his Bachelor of Visual Arts.
Dale has been professionally involved in the arts for more than 30 years as an award-winning artist, illustrator, instructor and graphic designer. Dale currently is on the board of the Southern Watercolor Society and holds the position of senior creative director in the department of creative services at Clemson University. His award winning creative works are part of public and private collections and have been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications. Dale's work can be seen at the Artist Guild Gallery of Greenville at 200 N. Main St., Greenville, SC.
- SCWS Member
- Member789
- Website
- http://www.reneekahn.com
- kahncave@comcast.net
- Artist Information
Renee Kahn is an artist who lives and works in Charleston,SC. Her work has been exhibited in the United States and Israel. Her art is featured in Transparent Watercolor by Inessa Derkatch and the text, Revealing World Religions by Cynthia Eller. Renee Kahn founded the group the Charleston Professional Artists Association and plays an active role in the association. Her works hang in private collections throughtout the United States and Israel.
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- SCWS Member
- Member 789
- Website
- http://www.janecarterart.com
- janie@carter.net
- Artist Information
Jane Carter has been painting for thirty years, primarily water media. She is a signature member of South Carolina Watermedia Society, North Carolina Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society, and Southern Watercolor Society. She has won numerous awards; her painting was the cover for the invitation to the opening of the 2011 Southern Watercolor Society's show.
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- SCWS Member
- K. Dale Cochran
- Website
- http://www.dalecochran.com
- kdale.cochran@gmail.com
- Artist Information
South Carolina native Dale Cochran is an artist that has a gift for revealing the uniqueness and beauty in things seemingly plain, illuminating the stories and spirits behind the ordinary – an old barn, a basket of pecans, a child caught in a moment of imagination, a crayon on pavement.
As a high school student, Dale experienced his first formal training from Liz Smith-Cox. “I had no idea what perspective or contour drawing meant,” Dale says. As a junior, he broke his drawing arm playing football just before the school year started. When he approached Mrs. Liz about dropping the class because he wouldn’t be able to use his arm for a while, her response was, “That’s ok, you can draw with your left hand.” So that’s what he did.
Dale continued his studies at Anderson University, receiving an Associate of Arts and went on to Winthrop University and received his Bachelor of Visual Arts.
Dale has been professionally involved in the arts for more than 30 years as an award-winning artist, illustrator, instructor and graphic designer. Dale currently is on the board of the Southern Watercolor Society, a member of the Artist Guild Gallery of Greenville and holds the position of senior creative director in the department of creative services at Clemson University. His award winning creative works are part of public and private collections and have been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications.
“When we take time to look and listen to the world around us, the commonplace and ordinary become extraordinary.”
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- SCWS Member
- Claire Farrell
- Website
- http://www.clairefarrell.com
- cfarrell@sc.rr.com
- Artist Information
Claire graduated from Duke University, and holds two master’s degrees from the University of South Carolina, one of which is in art studio. Additionally she has studied printmaking in Santa Fe, at Penland and at Santa Raparata Art School in Florence Italy. She began painting seriously in 1976, working primarily in watercolor for over twenty years. While studying at USC, she developed an interest in printmaking, which has continued to the present time. Her concerns with texture in both her paintings and prints reflect this interest. Most recently she has been drawing as well as working in oil, and mixed media printmaking.Claire’s work has been accepted in numerous national and state juried exhibitions. She has received “Best in Show” awards in the South Carolina Watermedia Association (2009), the Florence (SC) Statewide Juried Exhibition, South Carolina State Fair, the San Diego Watercolor Society Exhibit, the Friends of the Coast Exhibit in Charleston, the Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Judged Show in Myrtle Beach, and the University South Carolina Alumni Art Competition. Additionally, she has received numerous awards of merit in a wide variety of exhibitions. She is a past president of the South Carolina Watercolor Society and a signature member of that organization. She is represented by I. Pinckney Simons Gallery in Beaufort and City Art in Columbia SC. Her work is included in corporate and private collections nationwide. Claire currently lives in Columbia, South Carolina. She maintains a studio at her home.
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