PAM BRANNEN

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Pam Brannen is a PhD economist retired from an investment management career. She and her husband moved from Atlanta to St. Simons in 1999. She has long been an art collector but has only recently, through her involvement with Glynn Visual Arts, become an active participant in the arts. Her work is primarily small paper pieces of mixed media and abstract collage using watercolor or acrylics.  

Pam has exhibited in the Portman Gallery at Glynn Visual Arts, in the St. Simon’s Island Welcome Center, and in an upscale retail venue in Chicago. 

For many years, Suzanne's creative outlet had been food.  She was manager of the Continuing Education Center at Appalachian State University, worked at several restaurants in North Carolina and Atlanta, owned restaurants in North Carolina and Brunswick and had a catering business on Saint Simons for 20 years.  

Fifteen years ago, a friend of hers had suggested they take a drawing class at Glynn Visual Arts on Saint Simons Island in Georgia. Suzanne tried colored pencil, watercolor, and settled on acrylics as her medium of choice. Suzanne's catering business was her main creative outlet, but she managed to fit in painting whenever she could. Trying new techniques, adding the unexpected, and just having fun, following an idea to see where it takes her, helps make each painting an adventure.  

Suzanne has won a number of blue and red ribbons at the Jekyll Art Festival on Jekyll Island in Georgia.

Suzanne had a solo show at Hotel Simone on Saint Simons Island in Georgia from June through September of 2024. 

Timmy is a self-taught abstract artist based in St. Simons Island, Georgia. After a recent bipolar diagnosis, he returned to painting as a form of emotional expression. Balancing a corporate career and family life, his work offers raw, authentic glimpses into his inner world. None of his pieces are currently for sale, emphasizing their personal significance. 

Timmy's intuitive approach to abstraction blends vivid tones with somber hues, reflecting emotional highs and lows. His layered textures and spontaneous brushwork create a visual language that speaks directly to the viewer's emotions. One recurring motif-the circle-appears throughout his work, symbolizing unity, emotional cycles, and healing. 

Despite exploring difficult themes, Timmy's work carries a quiet hope. Light often breaks through darkness in his pieces, symbolizing resilience and recovery. Titles like *Where the Light Breaks Through* hint at a journey of healing and presence 

Timmy paints not for profit, but for connection. His art stands as an honest witness to a deeply personal journey-one that invites viewers to feel, reflect, and embrace emotion without apology.