Regenesis in Downtown Greenville

Friday, February 25, 2011 bronze sculpture This past year I had the opportunity to work with the City of Greenville and the Art in Public Places Council to create a sculpture for downtown. The piece would represent the cultural development in the city of Greenville, SC. Just as the city of Greenville grew from its mill …

Hartsville Veteran’s Monument: Part II

Saturday, February 12, 2011 veteran’s monument My father and I did not create the panels for the veteran’s monument in chronological order. We built them in order as follows; Vietnam, WWII, WWI, Korea, and finally the Persian Gulf. There are portions that I worked on alone, as well as portions he worked on alone. But most of …

Hartsville Veteran’s Monument

Thursday, February 10, 2011           In 2008, The City of Hartsville, SC, the Black Creek arts council and the American Legion Post in Darlington commissioned the country’s largest veteran’s monument honoring all five major conflicts of the 20th century.        My father, also a painter/sculptor, and I worked for over …

Welcome to the C.Pate Jr. Art Blog!

Saturday, February 5, 2011 paintings sculpture fine art Greenville sc portraits landscapes Welcome to the C.Pate Jr. Art Blog!  My name is Charles Pate Jr. I am an artist from Greenville SC and this is my blog, dedicated to all things “ART.” Check here for updates on paintings, sculpture and other projects I am working on. This …