Forest Idyll

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 As I have mentioned before, my dad is also an artist. Having artistic parents gave me the courage to choose a career in fine arts. My dad’s work is displayed all over the south east, but the pieces that I am the most familiar with were, of course, in my parents …

Friday, June 3, 2011 town magazine art charles pate jr sculpture regenesis Check out TOWN magazine this month to see the write-up about my Regenesis sculpture in downtown Greenville.

Two of my Favorites

Friday, May 27, 2011 The Daughters of Edward D. Boit charles pate jr oil painting John Singer Sargent There are some works of art that I have always loved from the art books around my house or at the library. But there is a list of my favorites that I have been able to experience in person, …

Hartsville Veterans’ Monument Installation

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Hartsville Veterans’ Monument sc bronze sculpture charles pate jr This is LOOOOONG over due, but I felt that I should still post something about the installation and unveiling of the Veterans Monument. This actually occurred in November. Again, sorry it took so long to post. The city of Hartsville did an amazing …

Regenesis Dedication

Sunday, May 1, 2011 beautiful sculpture in greenville sc charles pate jr bronze The Regenesis sculpture has finally been completed!!! After over a year of planning, drawing, building, carving, and casting, the piece was delivered and installed earlier this week. The dedication was a huge success.   This is the newspaper Article About the Regenesis Dedication. …

Regenesis Update!

Friday, March 18, 2011 bronze sculpture fine art sculptor charles pate jr After the figure had been delivered I began working on the roots. These did not take long to finish and I was headed back to Atlanta to have them cast and bronzed. When I arrived I got to see the figure just before …

Black Creek Arts Council Show

Friday, March 18, 2011 Black Creek Arts Council fine art painting hartsville sc charles pate I participated in the Black Creek Arts Council show “The Pates”, with my grandparents, dad, sister, both uncles, and three of my cousins. There were even works by my great aunt and great grandmother. All of us have ties to the …

The Mutual Respect Society

 Friday, March 18, 2011 marty pate fine art newnan ga charles pate jr painting portraits One reason I started this blog is to inform everyone about my favorite artists and artworks. Some of these are famous artists and some are friends and colleagues of mine. For the first installment of The Mutual Respect Society I have …

Regenesis Continued….

Sunday, March 6, 2011 After the drawings were approved I had models pose in the right positions for the Regenesis sculpture. I first created a maquette. The 13″ version of my sculpture was made of wax. The wax is much better than clay for tiny detail. However, working with wax is a slower more tedious …