On July 13, at 1301 Greene St., downtown Augusta’s Sacred Heart Cultural Center will host a free artist’s reception in the Great Hall to present a new exhibit of paintings from Susan Porterfield and Terry Smith.
From 5 to 7 p.m., featured artists Porterfield and Smith will showcase a variety of bright paintings inspired by various landscapes and subjects.
“Porterfield has painted all her life, but retirement from the Medical College of Georgia has given her the time to more seriously develop her art,” according to a press release from the Sacred Heart Cultural Center. “She has studied with David Mascaro, Del Holt, Kelly Arnold and Karen Leffel-Massengill, and she is a member of the Mascaro Art Group.”
Porterfield has also won awards in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida for her paintings, and has her pieces hanging in homes and businesses across the country.
Her canvases are often known to be representational and colorful, as Porterfield enjoys depicting people and animals.
“Her paintings frequently reflect her love of the ocean, the low country waterways and the birds that inhabit these areas,” said the press release.
Smith is in the community for his long career in management as a senior civilian with the U.S. Army. Retiring from Fort Gordon in 2008, he has since focused on art and specialized in oil paintings.
He has studied painting with Dick Dunlap and David Mascaro, as well as attended numerous workshops by nationally prominent artists such as Jim Swanson and William Kocher.
Strongly influenced by the work of Kevin McPherson, David Leffel and Jose Salvaggio, Smith’s canvases often depict various landscapes, as well as plant and rural life.
Smith’s works have been exhibited in venues across the CSRA and in Columbus, Ga, including Augusta’s Kroc Center and the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art.
He is also in the Mascaro Art Group and the Oil Painters of America, and is represented by the Art on Broad gallery in Augusta.
Porterfield and Smith’s works will be on display throughout the summer at the Sacred Heart Cultural Center until Sept. 1.
