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Recent Awards, Shows, and Publications

  • 2007 South Carolina State Fair Juried Fine Arts Show “Dove” – Painting accepted for show “Storm” – Photograph accepted for show – wins ribbon and cash prize
  • South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Award of Merit and Cash Prize Color Photograph entitled “Storm” – 2007
  • Columbia Museum of Art – Contemporaries Artist of the Year Juried Exhibit and Auction Participant - November 8, 2007 “I Found a Penny” – Acrylic on canvas – 20x20 “Rainy Season” – Acrylic on canvas – 16x16
  • The Polly Bond Award of Merit for “Incarnation” – Painting appeared in Crosswalk – Christmas 2006
  • "Themes for Advent and Christmas” juried exhibit at “Art-at-the-Cathedral”, the gallery at Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington, Kentucky - 2007 Painting entitled “Night Sky”
  • Painting featured in “Cornerstone” – magazine for Centacare - Catholic Family Social Services, Melbourne, Australia – 2007 Painting entitled “Advent”
  • 2007 Advent Devotion Book Cover Painting entitled “Advent” Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church, Fuquay-Varina, NC
  • 2007 Advent Bulletin Cover (4 covers) Painting entitled “Advent” St. Stephen’s Church, Whittier, CA – Diocese of Los Angeles
  • 2007 Advent Bulletin Cover (4 covers) Painting entitled “Advent” East Central Ohio Area Ministry
  • Other Publications: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Reach Out Columbia Episcopal Church Visual Arts – www.ecva.org

Artist Statement

It is in the quiet of evening when I am able to find the time and space to paint.

My little girl and my wife are asleep. My dog Scout is curled up on the floor next to my chair. He is chewing rawhide bones or wagging his tail at one of his imaginary friends.

I mostly sit at the kitchen table. I do not have a studio or designated art space. Sometimes I take my art supplies out to the back porch. Sometimes I sit on the floor in our garage. I can’t stay in one place…I am inspired by movement. I am inspired by my life. Sometimes there is music – REM, Enya, even Van Halen. There is certainly chocolate – and maybe a tall glass of milk.

Painting is the way I talk to God. I find joy when I move my fingers or my paint brushes through puddles of color and across a blank canvas. I am always surprised – and blessed - by the conversation that takes place. It is as if a good friend has joined me for glass of wine and a time of catching up.

I invite you to pull up a chair. Let’s talk.

Roger Hutchison