![[Featured Item Image]](items/Tunnelvision (Poster).jpg "Tunnelvision (Poster) - © Blue Sky 2006")
Signed Limited Poster![[Title Artwork]](items/La Femme Fatale.jpg "La Femme Fatale - © Blue Sky 2006")
Welcome to the Gallery
South Carolina artist Blue Sky is best known for his 50' x 75' mural 'Tunnelvision,' on the AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in the center of downtown Columbia. A professional artist for 45 years, Blue Sky has made a name for himself through his instantly recognizable romantic-realist style, his bold thematic material, and his innovative, often perplexing, public murals and sculpture.
The Blue Sky Gallery, located on Saluda Avenue in the historic Five Points area of Columbia, has displayed his work exclusively since 1981. Currently pictured is the painting entitled La Femme Fatale.
Blue Sky and his wife Lynn currently reside back and forth between his Columbia and Los Angeles studios. His work is also available at the Gallerie Amsterdam in Carmel, CA
News
- AUGUST HOURS FOR 2010
Posted by Lynn Sky on July 30, 2010
We will be open by appointment only for the month of August 2010....and possibly on Saturday afternoons!
- International News
Posted by Lynn Sky on April 16, 2010
Gallery Hours: Saturday 12-5:30 or by appointment
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Looking forward to the upcoming international art history books and art magazines that will include Blue Sky’s works:
In Greece -- the Mural Art Book Vol 3 by Kiriakos Iosifidis in Athens.
In Belgium – by Tectum Publishing, 3D Street Art. The hardcover edition is to sell around the world in several languages.
In Italy -- a dossier about Arte e Illusione by Annamaria Giusti in the June 2010 issue of Art E Dossier -- published by Giunti Editore, in Florence, Italy.
Recently, Blue Sky’s work has also been included in a book by Prestel in Germany; a Trompe – l’oeil Masterpieces book in conjunction with a museum exhibit at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden; and a book on Trompe-l’oeil by Nicolaas Matsier in Amsterdam. His murals and public works were also featured on CNN.com and on ESPN during the Clemson/Carolina football game.
And we are currently in negotiations with the Netherlands about licensing a selection of paintings.
This is the 35th anniversary of Tunnelvision!
Free entertainment and inspiration 24/7 for 35 years!
Thanks AgFirst Bank for helping make this possible!
Seems this certainly qualifies Blue Sky as an Emerging Living Old Master!
- Gallery hours for 2010
Posted by Lynn Sky on February 23, 2010
Presently our gallery hours for 2010 are Saturday 12-5:30 or by appointment.
Come by and join us for a glass a wine!
For appointments call Lynn @ 803 318-6867 - Holiday Hours
Posted by Lynn Sky on December 6, 2009
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and to the rest of us -- Happy Festivus!
Gallery Holiday Hours:
Tues - Sat 10 - 5:30 & open Sunday, December 20 and Monday, December 21
December 24 - Close at 3pm
December 25 - Closed
December 26 - Open at Noon
December 31 - Closed
January 1 – Closed
January 2 – Open at Noon
We resume normal hours of Tues – Sat, 10-5:30 on January 5, 2010!
Oh man! Twenty Ten! That’s fun to say!
Don't forget we offer payment plans for Original paintings: Twelve months no interest!
- Festivus for the rest of us!
Posted by Lynn Sky on November 25, 2009
You're invited to the Fun of the Five Points Festivus!
Join us in the fun of the 2nd annual"Five Points Festivus"!
Friday, December 4, 2009
5pm - 8pm Festivus Shop and Stroll
AND our Blue Sky Gallery's 20th anniversary in 5 Points celebration!
-- Sales and door prizes -- what will you get?
6pm Festivus Parade -- It was so much fun last year!!!
7pm Airing of Grievances tour begins
7:30 Tree lighting & Choir
Then on Saturday, December 5th:
Feats of Strength, Santa, Carriage Rides, Sales, Hot Chocolate!
In honor of our appreciative audience, and in our 20th year in Five Points,
we are offering any one item at 20% off until December 4th --
as our gift to you for believing in Blue Sky's work and career.
We thank you sincerely and hope you will enjoy his work for many years to come.
RECENT NEWS:
Sky's work published in Germany and featured on CNN.com
And oh my goodness -- did you see THREE of his public works on ESPN DURING the Clemson/Carolina game? Wow we were so excited -- Busted Plug Plaza, Neverbust, AND Tunnelvision AND they mentioned the gallery! Thank you ESPN!
Ask us about our twelve months, no interest, payment plans, so you can have a painting home for the holidays!
Come shop locally with us!
We'd all love to see you there -- Nyna, Whitney, and Vennie will be there to greet you and Blue and Lynn will be there Friday evening with wine and cheese at the very least, and maybe even sneak in a bottle or two of vodka, shhhhhh.... Vodka tasting anyone?
- Halloween in Five Points
Posted by Lynn Sky on October 28, 2009
SPEND HALLOWEEN IN FIVE POINTS!
3pm Trick or Treat with Merchants
4pm Pumpkin Carving Contest at the Fountain
5:30 Children's Costume Contest
6-10:30 Live music by: Twilight Armada, The Love Handles, & Tootie and the Jones - New Show and Fun and Exciting Events!
Posted by Lynn Sky on October 15, 2009
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
NEW SHOW BY BLUE SKY
5:00-8:00 pm
We'll be unveiling Blue's newest studio piece, "Big Rig with Kurb Feelers" during an intimate reception at the gallery. We'll have refreshments, and Blue will be on hand to discuss this new piece. It's an exciting depiction of the rear of a truck that Blue and a friend saw at the State Fair in 1952, and Blue has used layering techniques to depict the passage of time in his pioneering iconoclastic style. It engages the eyes, the sense of humor, and the mind!
Blue and Lynn have also returned from their annual autumn trip to Edisto, and we'll be showing the 11 small plein air paintings that Blue completed while there in a show called "The Eleven Moods of Edisto."
These paintings have just arrived at the gallery! - Be the first to experience
how the artist sees Fall at Edisto!
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
SIDEWALK SALE!
Join the Blue Sky Gallery and over 20 other 5 Points stores as we welcome the cooler fall weather with a Sidewalk Sale! We'll be marking down many different decor and other items, as well as offering 10% off everything in the store. It's a big day for 5 Points - the Group Therapy Chili Cook-off and the Blues Festival are the same day. Come spend the entire day shopping, eating, and making merry in Columbia's original fun and funky retail district!
Hope to see you then!
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LOOK FOR BLUE SKY'S ART
AT FUR BALL 2009!
OCTOBER 17, 7:30 PM
Project Pet's annual fundraiser, the Furr Ball, will feature two Blue Sky paintings in its silent auction this year: "Leaning Palmetto" and "Silent Cat." The sales of these studio paintings will benefit Project Pet's mission of helping to find homes for unwanted animals. This charity is very near and dear to Blue and Lynn's hearts! For more information, visit www.projectpet.com.
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NOVEMBER 5TH 6-9PM
State Art Collection, Contemporary Conversations Part II
6-9pm reception
Blue Sky's twelve foot painting "Fourth of July at Myrtle Beach" will be exhibited in Part 2 of the SC State Art Collection show at 701 Whaley on November 5th, 6-9pm
Organized and sponsored by 701 Center for Contemporary Art & South Carolina Arts Commission.
- Artist Wine Dinner at Harper's Restaurant
Posted by Lynn Sky on August 30, 2009
Join us at Harper's Restaurant Artist Wine Dinner in Five Points
on Wednesday evening, September 2, 7-9pm, $35/person -
see new art, hear Blue Sky talk about his paintings, and eat a fabulous meal!
Call Harper's at 252-2222 to reserve your spot!
Featuring wines from Covey Run Vineyards
and Lowcountry cuisine from Chef Andrew Tucker:
Shrimp & Grits Amuse, Carolina Quail (demi glace, carmelized Vidalia onions, Roasted Portobello Mushroom (braised fennel, local tomatoes, smoked gouda), Horseradish Crusted NY Strip (fingerling potatoes, baby carrots, southern kale), Flourless Chocolate Cake (South Carolina Blackberry and star anise reduction)!
Yum! Can't wait!