Sandra Oliver
Jan 102 min
Get a taste of some great new art in the gallery at The Chophouse of Chapin and Deca Dessert bar.
Congratulations to artist, Ruby DeLoach, for displaying her watercolor and acrylic paintings. Ruby has served on numerous committees for Crooked Creek Art League and currently is a representative for the league to the Chapin Chamber of Commerce. Her art will be on view from January through March 2024. Check it out!
Top: "Lucky in Love" #30 - watercolor, $425
Row 1: "In the Misty Moonlight" - watercolor, $175 "Lucky in Love #31" - watercolor, $600
Row 2:
"Dahlias Dancing in the Breeze" - watercolor, $525 "Fun on the Lake" - mixed media, $195
Row 3: "Whispering Love Songs" - watercolor, $600 "A Perfect Day" - watercolor, $295
Row 4: "Pinch Hitter" - acrylic, $800
Morning sunlight enters the Art Party Press & Studio in Dutchman Shores in Chapin where painting parties allow me to fall into the face of a flower, to touch yesterday, to behold a landscape and briefly walk with my Creator.
Ruby developed a love of nature growing up in a history book on Blackstock Road in Union County. Stories of the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Blackstock where often told Tales of Old Bloody Bill Cunningham could conjure up nightmares. She, her sister, and cousins enjoyed walks along old Indian trails, through woodlands and open fields discovering wildflowers and observing landscapes with waves of wheat blowing in the wind, making grasshoppers spit their tobacco, whistling bobwhite bird calls, and viewing the smoky blue mountains horizon sunrises and sunsets at the Appalachian Foothills. Passionate feelings direct her brush in oil, watercolor and acrylic mediums. After 40 years as an educator, Ruby retired, cleaned out her attic, hired a contractor to add a dormer and created an art studio where she has written and illustrated two children's books (Earth Turns on Its Axis and . . . and Growing Little Green Thumbs - SC Book Festival Selection). Appalachian Mornings, her third book is a novella for readers. Playing in the Dirt is her last release. The G.R.O.W! theme of Great Readings Open Worlds echoes through all her books which are available at Palmetto Fine Arts and The Coffee Shelf. She continually adds to her Wild Things and Lucky In Love series. If you desire a children's book, a piece of art for your home or a gift, email her at rhdeloach@aol.com and stop by and meet Ruby in person.
CCAL Gallery Host:
The Chophouse/Deca Gallery is located inside the Chophouse of Chapin on inner wall shared with the Deca Dessert Bar at 301 Columbia Avenue in Chapin (across from the High School). We are excited to partner with the Happy Fork restaurant group to showcase the artwork of local artists.
A collection of art by one to two artists is featured in this gallery in a display that rotates every three months. The gallery is open to the public during normal business hours.
For more on this and all our other galleries, click HERE.