 Landscapes and other subjects
Oil paintings by Carroll Lassiter
Now through August 3, 2008
Artist's Reception Monday, June 9, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
If you visited Panzanella during the past two months, you will certainly have noticed Carroll Lassiter's beautiful oil painting, "Parrish Field". The works selected for her solo exhibit include more glorious landscapes - immediately recognizable as Carroll's - and still life subjects, all handled with her characteristic fascination, meticulousness, and outstanding skill with oils. Of this group, Carroll says, "My most recent paintings are large landscapes of rural North Carolina. Although I thought that I was painting an objective rendering of a scene, it is the subjective nuance that makes a work engaging. Buttercups on the Road to Snug Harbor is a scene my mother and I witnessed on a drive near home in Edenton, NC. The ethereal light and big sky of open land made me stop and soak up all that color."
Other series subject matter include: empty cups waiting for the muse, pears lounging on linens or pears invaded by the military, beautiful swishy kimono, fishing paraphernalia, flowers and tools.
As a volunteer docent at the Ackland Museum in Chapel Hill, Carroll is able to be near some of her favorite works of art and share her enthusiasm with museum visitors. You can also visit her at her studio during the Orange County Open Studio Tour, which takes place this fall, on November 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th.
Carroll has a BFA in painting from UNC-CH, and has studied ceramics at UNC-CH and Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, and welding at Alamance Community College. |
Through June, we'll feature Chateau de Campuget Rosé 2007, Grenache Noir (30%), Syrah (70%). Chateau de Campuget in Costieres de Nimes is a beautiful wine property dating back to 1640, located between Nimes and Arles. The soil is typical for the region with lots of stones, forcing the roots deep down to find water in the lower layers of clay contributing additional character to the wine. The grapes also benefit from the sunny Mediterranean climate.
The property, managed by Jean-Lin Dalle, and his son Franck-Lin, has belonged to the Dalle family since 1941, is producing A.O.C. Costieres de Nimes wines. Although equipped with stainless steel tanks and modern winemaking technology, the wines are made and matured in a traditional way. With their own bottling line and air-conditioned warehouse, the winemakers control the quality of their wines from the vineyard to the bottle.
Try it with salads or anything you please—a delicious, refreshing, versatile food wine.
Chateau de Campuget is one of the stars of the up and coming appellation of Costieres de Nimes. - Robert Parker Jr. Wine Advocate #117
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July Farm Dinner