Chapin Library Gallery: Shirley Long - March through May 2026
- Sandra Oliver
- 12 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Please join us in congratulating member Shirley Long for displaying her art in the Chapin Library Artist Gallery through May 2026. Shirley is an active member of Crooked Creek Art League and an award-winning artist. She generously volunteers to share her art in CCAL Public Galleries.
About the Artwork
Top: "Botany Bay" - 9" x 12", pastel, $295
Row 1:
"Sea Shells" - 8" x 10", $240, watercolor
"Reflections" - 14" x 10", $435, oil
Row 2:
"Seeing Spots" - 5" x 7", $55, oil pastels
Sea Oat Sunrise - 18" x 18", $450, acrylic
"Sunrise Walk" - 16" x 20", $450, acrylic
Row 3:
"Cat and Butterfly" - 2.75" x 3.5", $25
"Twin Cats" - 2.75" x 3.5", $25
Spring Card Collection with Greeting - (4 each), $20/8
Artist Bio
Shirley Long
Shirley Long followed the path her soul searched for by becoming a narrative artist. She has seen her God given artistic talent bloom as her emotions healed from the loss of a young spouse, and later a young adult son. Shirley was born and raised in South Carolina where her art reflects its history and beauty.
She specializes in landscapes and portraits. She enjoys painting with realism and reflects personality in portraiture. She hopes the viewer will connect emotionally with her paintings. Her inspiration comes from nature and everyday scenery. Her painting mediums are oil, acrylic, pastels, watercolor and colored pencils.
She has exhibited and won many awards. The sweepstakes award at the South Carolina State Fair and placed in the Edisto Art Guild Paint Out 2020, placed 3rd at Camden Art Paint Out, placed 2nd at Crooked Creek Art League. She has donated paintings to fund missionaries and terminally ill patients.
She has largely been educated by practice, mistakes, and curiosity. She has benefited from color pencil sessions with Gretchen Evans Parker, CPSA, CPX, membership in the Society of Decorative Painters – SC Palmetto Painters Chapter, Corley Mill Art Group, Michel McNinch, teacher/instructor, and visual artist, Beth Tockey Williams, pastel artist; and Dale Bishop, artist and teacher.
CCAL Gallery Host:
Each month, the Chapin Library Gallery located in the Chapin Public Library at 129 N. W. Columbia Avenue
features a monthly art exhibit by a different featured CCAL artist. The gallery can be viewed during regular Chapin Library hours.
This exhibit space allows for expanded displays with series or mixed multiple pieces by the artist. It hosts a minimum of 6-8 pieces but can accommodate as many as 12 pieces per month. Wall hanging and 3D artwork may be included in this exhibit.
For more on our public galleries, click HERE.
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