Each painting is an expression of an unspoken truth. The subject of a painting may be anything from a pile of ordinary stones, a bundle of fruit, a nude woman, a line of trees or an abstract celebration of red color. Red trees, passionate and energetic, are a favorite subject. Every painting has to pass some final tests or suffer the fate of being wiped out. The tests include questions about composition and balance and, just as importantly, they include questions about texture and energy. Sherman believes that every painting should be as interesting from 6 inches away as from 6 feet away. At close inspection , the viewer is often astounded by the cracks, fissures, lines, musical notes and hidden messages. Finally , every painting has to pass the test of the question “soul or no soul”. The answer is often hard to explain, but it is essential that the painting speak to the soul of the artist and the viewer.
"Red Tree" 40 x 30 Mixed Media on Canvas
"Inlet" 48 X 60 Acrylic on Canvas
"Emergence" 30 X 24 Mixed Media on Canvas
"Undergrowth" 48 x 36
"Wetlands Gold" 36 x 34 Mixed Media on Canvas
"Manifestation" 48 x 40 Mixed Media on Board
"Wilkerson Grove Aspens" 48 x 48 Acrylic on Canvas
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 Galleries have been selected as the best galleries in South Carolina for thirteen years in a row and amd selected as one of the top 20 galleries in the nation, Also, MMG has been selected as the best gallery by several local publications.
