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Meet Everett Spruill aka Artful Soul @ the 23rd Annual Lakemary - Heathrow Festival of the Art at Business Center Dr & International Pkwy, Heathrow, FL 32746
November 7, 2009 to November 8, 2009
Join EVERETT SPRUILL at the 23rd Annual Lake Mary-Heathrow Festival of the Arts. This FREE Festival is recognized as a premiere, juried art show that combines first class entertainment with world class art.
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- Married
- When's your Birthday?
- January 30th
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- Best known for his brilliantly colored, stunningly energetic images of Jazz bands and Blues musicians Everett Spruill is destined to be one of the most popular
living artist in the United States. His
art is unique. It stands alone, without
any real comparison. It is an art which
has become controversial because
Spruill has broken the barriers of
many of the most hallowed assumptions
of modern art history and contemporary
criticism. It is an art that is loved by
thousands of people throughout America
and around the world.
"The spectator looking at a painting of mine must deal with this condition of change. Areas are broken up at close range and fit together only at a distance.. . . As one advances on my painting, it becomes more abstract, more fluid, and as one moves away, it falls into focus and is realistic.. . . At no two distances will the painting appear the same. This gives the spectator more room for conjecture, and his contribution to the visual image, upon contemplation, adds to its provocative possibilities. These plastic qualities of my painting coincide with the realities of contemporary society and its rapidly moving, shifting, and ever-changing panorama. Today's man accepts many casual observations, and oft-times the real truths escape him if he doesn't take the time to look beneath the surface."
Born in Birmingham, Ala., Everett Spruill's exposure to museums and classical music at an early age would prove to have a great influence on Spruill's artistic development. A self-taught artist, Spruill graduated in 1976 from Berea College in Kentucky where he studied business management. Spruill is most known for his early collages and works on paper, including his "Old School Jazz and Blues Series," which features colorful mixed-media collages of the fathers and legends of jazz, America's unique art form.
For more than 20 years, Spruill has collected and created works of art. The artist is considered one of central Florida's biggest influences on African-American art. He designed and created art for two of Walt Disney World's Black Heritage Celebrations and currently Founder and CEO of The Everett Spruill Foundation for the Arts where he conducts art workshops for central Florida youth.
- Which of the following best describes you?
- Event Organizer, Visual Artist, Photographer
- Where do you live?
- Orlando, FL
- Website:
- http://www.everettspruill.50megs.com
- Twitter:
- http://www.esfart.ning.com
FREE ART FOR ALL MY FRIENDS HERE AT SOUL COMMUNE
......FREE JAZZ ART.
No joke....I'd like to offer you a FREE gift with my thanks. Choose from one of four signed limited edition lithographs from my "Old School Jazz and Blues Series" ...only one per household please. To get your free litho all you have to do is cover the cost of shipping and insurance of $9.65 via paypal and my email address below:
everettspruill@bellsouth.net
If you'd like more than one litho.....call or write for additional details.
Thanks again for your friendship and continued support of the arts.
Find more photos like this on THE EVERETT SPRUILL FOUNDATION for the ARTS
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I haven't been on this site in a minute (my bad) but just read your note and saw painting of Wes Montgomery. Thanks so much for sharing it. I have to pass along your website to my family. I guess better late than never....as they say : )
Best,
Marian Marie
You are full of talent and artful soul
Thank you for blessing my page
The top is a beautiful place
It is soo nice to know I have a new friend up there :)
May you always be full of life and visions
Love&Light
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Have A Beautiful Blessed Day!!!.....sorry so lenghty.
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