Cary Henrie was born in 1961 and was educated at Pratt Institute in New York City. His paintings are created by a unique process of combining oils and acrylics layered upon canvas. With each piece, he spends hours layering his canvas with additive and subtractive methods: sanding, varnishing, taping, adding paint, burnishing and removing layers of paint. Henrie's highly textural process enhances the depth and sophistication of each work of art, and the result is a fresco-like patina on a weathered surface. The artist says of his work, "I really try to capture a symbolic or time weathered scene or landscape with an abstract sensibility." Aside from a western looking facade, Cary Henrie draws much inspiration from Italian frescos and his time spent in New York museums.
Cary Henrie was voted one of the top 10 artists to watch in 2006 in SouthWest Art Magazine, and he was featured in a cover story in the national publication "Sedona Monthly."
Cary is also a jury-invited artist to the Florence, Italy Biennale 2007.
Cary Henrie's collectors include Whoopi Goldberg and Mrs. Fields of Mrs Fields Cookies, and his paintings have been used in scenes in Major Motion Pictures.
Cary Henrie's work displayed in Gallery
"Aura Quiet", "Dusk Edging" and "Script Deep"
"Fields and Thought", "Woodland Reflect" and "Script and Hills"
Commissioned Work
Cary photoshops for a projected finished product above, waiting for approval by the couple who commissioned their piece..
Mary Martin Gallery I is located on 103 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401 843-723-0303
Mary Martin Gallery IIis located at 143 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Mary Martin has collections of art showing at the Andell Inn Kiawah Island, Bella Grace, The Vendue, the Harbour Club, and other venues.
Mary Martin Galleries have been selected as the best galleries in South Carolina for eleven years in a row and in the top 20 galleries in the nation, Also, selected as the best gallery by several local publications.
