Skyuka Fine Art is pleased to announce ‘Recent Works-Richard Christian Nelson’ ; which opened Oct. 12 during the final Tryon Gallery Trot of the 2013 season.

Nelson is an award-winning portrait and gallery artist residing in Tryon.

Nelson accompanied his ‘Plein Air Painters of the Southeast’ group (PAPSE) in September on their annual painting trek, this year to Boothbay, Maine and painted many seascapes.

Nelson’s still life paintings, from recent visits to Charleston, Florida and Cashiers also round this fresh body of work.

His recent ‘Top 10’ award from the Portrait Society of America’s International Portrait Competition for “Luke at 15” will also be on display.

Other awards Nelson has recently won include: “First Place-Commissioned Portraits” Members Only Competition-Portrait Society of America, “Certificate of Excellence”-PSOA’s International Competition, “Finalist-Portrait/Figure” category of The Artists Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition, “First Place-Oil” and “Honorable Mention-Drawing” from the Portrait Society of America’s ‘Choose Your Medium’ Portrait Competition, and “Second Place-Portrait Society Of America’s ‘Outdoor Portrait’ Competition”, just to name a few.

His work has been featured in American Artist, American Art Collector, International Artist, and The Portrait Society Of America’s magazine, and he is listed in Who’s Who in American Art. This month he is featured on the cover of ‘The Laurel of Asheville’ with a recent portrait.

‘Recent Works-Richard Christian Nelson’ runs from Oct. 12 through the end of November. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., or by appointment.

– article submitted by Kim Nelson