Society Promotions is presenting an exhibit of the works of Evan McIntyre (featured on our website) at VOLTA coffee shop on August 29th, 2008 as part of Gainesville’s “Art Walk”

SP will be providing refreshments and VOLTA serves Gainesville’s best espresso and coffee?

ALSO… live music by the Aphids (Jason Sanders & Daniel Cummings)–indie ambient electronica

We invite you to come join us at VOLTA [48 SW 2ND Street] for a great cup of coffee and to take in the wonders of Evan’s work, as well as visiting the other exhibits along the Art Walk

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I grew up in Jacksonville, FL coming from a family of five (you could
call us a party of five). From a very young age, instead of Nintendo
or television, my mother would drop a box of craft and art books in
front of me when I was bored. I would draw here and craft there,
always making something interesting (usually a dinosaur). As I grew, I
noticed a gradual migration from in front of my mother’s camera to
behind it taking pictures of pets and friends. In high school I
suckered my friends 35mm camera from him to eventually be one of the
yearbook photographers. I still have that camera.

Into college, I started photography classes pursing a possible
photography fine art degree. One semester, I ended up in a painting
class by pure accident and decided to give it a try. Previous to the
course, I had wielded a simple brush or roller to help around the
house. This was different. This was real, and I loved it. I couldn’t
stop painting, or photographing things to eventually paint, for that
matter. Soon, this merged into my love for film. I just had to see
some of my favorite scenes on a canvas.

The paintings (in this show) are real images of interesting actors.

- Evan McIntyre