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August 20 - September 25, 2021

Columbus State University, Corn Center for the Visual Arts

Columbus, Georgia

Friday, Aug 19, 5 PM - 7 PM: Art Exhibition + Opening Party in the Bay Gallery (ticketed event)

This two-person exhibit is presented in conjunction with the Wild and Scenic Film Festival and features Darlene Farris-Labar’s 3D Botanicals and Philip Juras’s oil paintings. The featured film of the festival, Cultivating the Wild presents Philip as one of six Southerners committed to reclaiming the nature of the South through art, science, and culture. The creation of the following field and studio paintings is presented in the film.

Painting of Switchcane

Switchcane

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Almo Tract, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA, Georgia
2018

Oil on canvas 36 x 60 in. (91.4 x 152.4 cm)
Private collection

Painting of Flame Front

Flame Front

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Moody Forest, Appling County, Georgia
March 11, 2017

Oil on canvas 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm)
Private collection

Painting of Broomsedge

Broomsedge

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Moody Forest, Appling County, Georgia
March 11, 2017

Oil on canvas 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Artist's collection

Painting of Wiregrass

Wiregrass

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Moody Forest, Appling County, Georgia
March 11, 2017

Oil on canvas 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Collection of the Morris Museum of Art

Painting of Smoke Study

Smoke Study

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Moody Forest, Appling County, Georgia
March 11, 2017

Oil on canvas 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
Available

Painting of Fuel Impression

Fuel Impression

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Moody Forest, Appling County, Georgia
March 11, 2017

Oil on paper 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Artist's collection

Painting of Late Afternoon Light

Late Afternoon Light

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Moody Forest, Appling County, Georgia
March 10, 2017

Oil on paper 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Private collection

Painting of Anthony Shoals

Anthony Shoals, Afternoon

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Broad River, Wilkes County, Georgia
May 12, 2017

Oil on canvas 8 x 11 in. (20.3 x 27.9 cm)
Private collection

Painting of Anthony Shoals

Anthony Shoals, Morning

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Broad River, Wilkes County, Georgia
May 14, 2017

Oil on canvas 8 x 11 in. (20.3 x 27.9 cm)
Private collection

Painting of Flame and Shadow

Flame and Shadow

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Moody Forest, Appling County, Georgia
March 11, 2017

Oil on paper 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Available

Painting of Pocket of Green

Pocket of Green

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Moody Forest, Appling County, Georgia
March 11, 2017

Oil on paper 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Private collection

Philip working on one of the paintings featured in the film and in the exhibit. Photo by Eric Breitenbach.
Philip Juras painting a prescribed fire.

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