Here's the Interview

As I mentioned I was pretty nervous about being interviewed on TV without a 'start over" button, but it went okay I think, despite my stumbling on the last question. So hard to think fast when you're nervous! Hopefully I'll do better next time if I'm fortunate enough to have a next time.

If you'd like to see the interview on WLOS it is on youtube. Please be kind....

"Biltmore - A Modern Twist" Opening: Smooth Sailing

Whew. What a week leading up to the opening of the new series I created for the Biltmore Estate - "Biltmore - A Modern Twist". It was a great week including my appearance on WLOS and signing prints at the grand opening of the Antler Hill Village at Biltmore, culminating in my opening reception at the wonderful Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village. I was so pleased and appreciative that so many people came there to support me. We all enjoyed the hospitality of the generous folks at the Corner Kitchen who poured complimentary Biltmore Wine and served a constant stream of delicious appetizers. My photographs are hanging in the same room where the Obamas dined a few short weeks ago! If you haven't tried the Corner Kitchen, I highly recommend it.

The series will be on the walls through the fall, so please take a look when you're in the area. Most of the images are upstairs but will be moving around as I bring some downstairs and rotate in new images for the ones that have sold. All of my images are available unframed and in custom sizes and you can order directly through me. If you'd like to see some of them they are on website.

Here are a few photos of guests taken by a variety of people - my daughter Jessica Siler and friends James Sasso, and Dot Griffith.

I'm Not Going to be a Star, but I Will Be On TV.

Thursday morning, May 20th,  I will be on the morning segment called MY40 on WLOS to talk about my upcoming show of a new series of images of the historic Biltmore Estate. The series is called "Biltmore - a Modern Twist" and is the result of my becoming a licensed artist of the estate last year - here is a sneak preview. You can see more of the images on my website at www.lynnehartyfineart.com as well as in the new Traditions store in Antler Hill Village on the estate. I will be at Traditions Thursday May 20th from 12-4 signing prints as part of the grand opening of Antler Hill Village.

Join us for the opening reception Sunday May 23rd from 5-6:30 at the Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village.

"Biltmore - A Modern Twist"

I am very excited about my upcoming show at the Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Forest that showcases my latest series of "tweaked" photographs: "Biltmore - a Modern Twist". I started working on this body of work last year with what started as a "spec" job and turned into a wonderful relationship.  I began work on these images knowing that there might be some interest from the Biltmore folks, but also that it was possible that not only would they not be interested in selling the prints, they might not give me the required permission to use them at all. But, alas, all went well and I became a licensed Biltmore artist, which basically means I have their blessing to photograph all of the estate, inside and out, and sell the images wherever I am able. I probably don't have to state the obvious - but I will - the estate is a one of a kind gorgeous place to shoot inside and out, so it is not an unpleasant assignment. The people that I work with in the marketing, PR, retail and licensing department are professional, enthusiastic, and consistently helpful - they have made the whole process a easy one. Being able to walk behind those strongly enforced ropes in the house was fun, I admit - it brought back childhood memories of wanting to break out of those oft required lines the teachers always made us walk in.

What was interesting to me about this series vs. the ones I've created of icons of other towns, is that since the entire house is basically beige, there are hardly any colors to tweak; rather, I have to create them from scratch in Photoshop. The result is a color palate that is different, and more cohesive as a body of work, than the previous series. It is fun to make these whimsical images of such historic icons and architectural accents of the Biltmore Estate. I look forward to continuing the work and creating new images throughout the year.

I will be signing prints on May 20th as part of the grand opening events at the newly opened Antler Hill Village, preceded by a very early TV interview on WLOS the same morning between 7am -8am (no small thing for this other-side-of-the-camera-phobic photographer). The opening will be at the Corner  Kitchen (YES, the same place President Obama dined in last weekend!) from 5-6:30 on May 23rd. Come join me for a glass of wine and yummy appetizers if you can.

My next show will be at Asheville Community Theater in July - stay tuned.

Blurbs

Thanks to good friend and creative design wiz, Russ Shuler, I now have a hard bound book that serves as a mini-collection of my colorful series of images depicting Asheville and a few from the new series I created for the Biltmore Estate: "Biltmore - A Modern Twist". You'll be hearing about the Biltmore series soon, but for anyone who might like to take a look at my book you find it online here at .http://www.blurb.com/books/839577