“Day of Infamy” (2007) by Felix Krasyk is among his new works on view at The Purple Moon during the Thursday, July 19 Charleston ArtWalk.

The Purple Moon, 716 Lee St., will present “Perspectives: New work by Felix Krasyk, beginning Thursday, July 19 in downtown Charleston. The exhibit opens with an artist reception held in conjunction with the Downtown Charleston ArtWalk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For moreon the ArtWalk venues, click here.

Krasyk, a Charleston native, spent the period of 1952 to 1959 in New York City working and learning textile design. He spent his days working at B. Altman’s and his evenings painting. In 1959, he returned to Charleston, caring for his parents and working at Woodrum’s Department Store as a designer. He later co-founded Interior Design, Inc. in Kanawha City. Krasyk’s New York paintings were stored away.

There they remained until a 2006 exhibit at the University of Charleston’s Frankenberger Art Gallery. This inspired the artist to once again return to art after 47 years at age 80. To read a review of his previous show at the Purple Moon, click here.

Photos by Douglas Imbrogno. Click to enlarge

Here are some shots of artist Mark Tobin Moore’s studio during the June 2007 ArtWalk in downtown Charleston. Moore flings open the entrance to his Blue Door Art Studio, at 223 (Rear) Hale St., and displays and sells his work during the monthly event. The July ArtWalk takes place 5 to 8 p.m. this Thursday, July 19. Click here for the details.

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Photos by Douglas Imbrogno

A stripped-down version of the band Option 22 from the Princeton, W.Va. area, gets a groove on during a set that animated the Good News Garage space during the June ‘07 ArtWalk Event (which always takes place the third Thursday of each month). The band members shown (from left in the photo above) are Albert Perron, Lori McKinney and Robert Blankenship. The walls of the Hale Street space were also adorned with original artwork and photography by Blankenship and members of Princeton’s Riff Raff Arts Collective.

Option 22 will be among the featured acts at Culturefest 2007, a music and arts festival Sept. 14 to 17 at the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem, W.Va. Lori (below) says the groovemaking will go on deep, deep into the night. Watch for the band locally when they perform at Vandalia Lounge on Aug. 17 in Charleston.

Photo by Douglas Imbrogno

The monthly ArtWalk in galleries and studios around downtown Charleston, W.Va., takes place this Thursday, July 19 in a host of venues. For the full list of venues, click here. Meanwhile, here are some images from the June 2007 ArtWalk. Above and at right, two French horn players add some brassiness to the streets of downtown on June 21. NOTE: Someone pass on their names and we’ll add them to this post.