The Perspectives III: Five Women and Their Art Exhibit, which featured various paintings from five local women, were on display during a reception at the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta.
The exhibit, which has been on display since Nov. 6, features mostly abstract and landscape paintings based on the artist’s perspective. A picture of a lake might mean one thing to one artist, but mean something different for another.
One of the artists, Lillie Morris, was a nurse for 30 years, but never forgot her artistic talent. She mostly focuses on abstract art but she was also influenced from her travels to Ireland.
“We call it perspectives because we are all known for our abstract work, but we all come at it with different perspectives,” she said.
Augusta resident Betty Perry has been a painter for most of her life. She went to the University of Mississippi to study art and has taught in local schools, but still she felt like she wasn’t good enough.
Perry said around 2015 she saw paintings in North Carolina created by a group of women and decided to give painting a try.
“I got really brave and bought a ratty little building and I painted there,” she said.
She said learning how to paint was on her bucket list. She said with art there is nothing wrong you can do and you can do it over if you mess up.
“That’s the freeing part of it is that you just make something out of nothing at all,” she said.
Perry said she likes to name her art pieces and a title come to her when she is making it, just like the one she has during the exhibit.
“I hope people look at it and find it interesting at the bottom level or typical like saying that my child could do this, it’s a lot harder than it looks,” she said.
Lucy Weigli had a couple of landscapes and abstract paintings for for exhibit. One painting she has on display is the Savannah River.
“There are so many beautiful things to be inspired by and we’re on the river so this is the river,” she said.
Another artist, Judy Avertt, has been interested in art since she was a teenager and has switched from painting in watercolor to acrylic. Avertt said she likes to create abstract art but likes painting landscapes and nature, too.
Avertt has 14 pieces displayed in the exhibit.
“It’s good to have a show and it’s my honor to be among these women artists because they are very good, so that makes me feel good,” she said.
The exhibit, which is free to the public, will last until Dec. 20.
