The Art Cellar Presents Ruthie Windsor-Mann

THE ART CELLAR PRESENTS RUTHIE WINDSOR MANN

The Art Cellar Gallery of Banner Elk, NC will present a diverse exhibition of oil and watercolor works by Ruthie Windsor-Mann from May 27^th to June 27^th.  Works will range from large scale architectural watercolors to intimate oil landscapes and still-lifes.  A professional artist since 1970, she has been recognized with numerous awards and was selected as a guest artist for the 1982 World’s Fair.

Ms. Windsor-Mann’s approach to art making is inspired by the impressionist style, yet intricacy and detail remain very important in her works.

Citing Turner as an important influence, Mann’s compositions tend to lead the eye through endless transitions of color.  She is not interested in photo-realism although she preserves the recognizable elements of her subjects.  Ms. Windsor-Mann treats her subjects with a sensitivity which invokes a stillness and meditative quality.

Her small works, sometimes as small as four inches by four inches, are made even more intimate through the viewer’s close interaction.  These smaller works become precious glimpses-almost like memories-while her large paintings depict the subtle splendor of our everyday surroundings.  Typically working outdoors from life rather than photographs, Ms. Windsor-Mann is identified with the Plein Air genre.  This is evident in the feeling of openness in her works. 

Ruthie grew up around her mother’s painting and learned a great deal about color at an early age.  She went on to receive her Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Tennessee.  She is now a member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, a juried artist member of Tennessee Watercolor Society, and the Knoxville Watercolor Society.  She is also a signature member of the Southern Watercolor Society….