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Don — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:26:07 +0000

Recognized and acclaimed regional artists have captured the beauty of the South Brunswick Islands. Their art describes and defines the essence of the coastal region and the ambiance that draws visitors back year after year. These contemporary artists live among us and have recorded in their art the culture, history and lore of the area. Click on an artist’s name and another page will open, containing a sample of their work and a brief biography. The works shown are available at Collector’s Corner.

Martha Lee

Don — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:43:28 +0000

“When I experience something that excites me, a passion stirs within me to paint that image as I remember it.”

Martha Lee, a self taught watercolor artist, expresses her love of nature and God’s creations through her painting. Martha is truly a salt water baby, an avid salt water fishing enthusiast, and for twenty years has painted images depicting sport fishing and the beauty and peaceful feeling of coastal living.

Bryan Varnam

Don — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:25:28 +0000

“Art is the painter’s way of telling a story. The story I like to tell is of a way of life which is vanishing and of the unspoiled beauty of the area.”
Bryan began painting as a child and has been a professional artist for the last thirty-six years. He has a passion for capturing on canvas the everyday lives of the commercial fishermen and for creating paintings which capture the beauty of coastal and rural areas. Bryan is a lifelong resident of Brunswick County and lives with his wife, Tami in Varnamtown

V Ryan Lauzon

Don — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:43:12 +0000

“There is joy in the pursuit of painting. It is finding yourself in the world around us and in family and friends.”
V. Ryan Lauzon has been producing award winning paintings for more than twenty years. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Kansas, and the Columbus School of Art in Columbus, Georgia and for two years with the acclaimed portrait artist, Jean Pilk in Washington, D.C.. Her work captures the excitement and fun which children have as they discover nature and play on the beach. She also paints coastal scenes and landmarks