Pivot Point Fine Art Gallery, recently opened at 15 Emory Place, will feature local artist Carol Robin King in the Guest Gallery Show through February 4, 2023. Opening night reception is Thursday, November 17, 5-7 p.m. Gallery info: 865-248-0050.
King lives in Kodak, Tennessee. From her website at carolrobinking.com/:
Carol loved to draw from age 3. “I think I was born to be an artist. As far as I can remember, I would sketch on every nearby piece of paper.”
Carol Robin King
Growing up as a daughter of foreign missionaries fashioned Carol with deep values, faith and an appreciation for people and beauty. While in Argentina, Carol asked her parents for art lessons. With six children, her parents simply could not justify such an extravagant expense. Determined to paint, however, Carol saved her allowance to purchase several oil paints and a piece of canvas. She proceeded to paint a clipper ship in most intricate detail and presented it to her parents.
Upon seeing the painting, they promptly signed her up for art school and provided for three years of schooling. “That is a sacrifice I will always remember and appreciate!”
She says: “I’m driven to paint, it’s something God put deep inside me that has to come out. Even when I’m not drawing, I’m thinking about it and sketching in my mind.”
Carol draws people portraits, animal portraits, still life art and landscape art, capturing moments in time that remind the soul of quiet times, pleasant memories and peaceful places.
Carol paints portraits from photos. (it is explained on her website.) Enjoy these:
Marie and Jim Strickland
Holidays on Ice returns
Ice skating on Market Square will open the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. The event is presented by Home Federal Bank with sponsorships from Regal Entertainment, Ice Bears, Holston Gases and the city of Knoxville.
Check the Holidays on Ice Facebook page for daily updates on weather. And look for the mascot, Peppermint Panda. The press release is here and the Facebook page is here. The rink opens the day after Thanksgiving and will close on January 2, 2023.
Stadium: Keep up with the downtown baseball stadium at www.knoxsportsauthority.com. For FAQs, go to www.knoxvilletn.gov/stadium.
Text your announcement to 865-661-8777. No charge. It’s what we do!