![]() ![]() Smiling, she recalls how she and Jim lived in a Quonset hut on the Alaskan island of Annette with a two-year-old and a six-month-old where there was no onsite doctor and groceries had to be ferried in by boat. She may be taking it a bit easier these days, but that was certainly not the case during most of her life. Now in her 80s, the tall, silver-haired, elegant Glasgow spends her time in the gallery she has owned and directed since 1983. When she isn’t welcoming visitors, she still carves out some time during each day to paint in her studio located at the rear of the gallery. One look at canvases such as ‘Glenn’s Creek’ or ‘Kentucky River Silver’ shows the depth of this fascination. She developed a zen-like fascination with the reflections in the water during every season of the year, which can be seen in some of her best work. The time she and her husband lived on a boat on the Kentucky River also inspired her, much like it did her fellow Kentucky artist Paul Sawyier. ![]() It is nature that always intrigued her, whether it be the marsh meeting the sky on North Carolina’s Outer Banks or the play of shadows and light on a canvas entitled ‘Approaching Rain.’ However, if Glasgow had to describe her own work, she would probably use the word ‘naturalist.’ “My work has been described with adjectives such as ‘luminist,’ ‘minimalist,’ ‘impressionist,’ ‘fauvist’ and ‘colorist,” she says. The canvases – painted in bold streaks and slashes of vivid colors – depict landscapes as varied as a Hawaiian Sunset, a Hatteras Storm and the Hubbard Glacier. Whether a symphony in shades of blue, an icy scene in silver/white or a mosaic of colors melding into a brilliant tapestry, Glasgow’s work evokes the powerful forces of nature. The fulfillment of that dream can be seen in the canvases hanging on the walls of her Frankfort gallery, the Capital Gallery of Contemporary Art. She may have (temporarily) abandoned her studies, but she never abandoned her desire to be an artist, which the Tennessee-born, Kentucky-bred Glasgow says has “always been my dream.” Luckily, she didn’t listen and enrolled at Murray State where she studied art for two years before meeting her future husband Jim and abandoning her studies to become a military wife when Jim joined the Coast Guard. “He told me no,” says Glasgow with a chuckle. “Said I wasn’t smart enough.” When she was in high school and contemplating a college choice, she asked him to write a letter of recommendation to Murray State. You would think he would be delighted, right? Wrong. His interest are travelling, reading, history, sport and photography.Ĭall us on 01256 465764 or email us to make an appointment with Dr Rhee at our dental practice in Basingstoke.Ellen Glasgow can thank her high school principal for her successful career. Well, that and her extraordinary talent, of course. The talent is obvious, but just what did her principal have to do with her success? ![]() When not mending teeth, Joe enjoys his martial art sports in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Taekwondo and playing with his son and walking his two dogs. Joe lives locally, is married and has one son. He has completed an MSc in Dental Implantology at Goethe-University of Frankfurt in Germany. He is a full member of the British Association of Dental Implantology UK and has undertaken extensive postgraduate training in the fields of advanced implant dentistry. He has a particular interest in oral surgery and implantology since he trained in the maxillofacial unit of Schloss Park Clinic in Berlin and has undertaken several reputed courses to fortify and update his artisan. He speaks Korean, German, Norwegian and English. Since then he has gained a broad experience of dentistry during his work life in several countries (Germany, Norway, South Korea and England). Joe qualified as a dentist from Berlin in 2000. DDS (Berlin), MSc (Dental Implantology, Frankfurt) ![]()
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