My brothers and I grew up in an “artistic” household. Of course, we were unaware of this at the time. We thought we were normal kids from a normal family. We knew our parents were involved in the arts and mother painted and dad did something called “architecture.” As we got older, we began to appreciate the significance of our family “artistic-ness.” Our parents raised us in a home full of beautiful things in an atmosphere of tolerance, encouragement, praise, and affection.
Art, I came to realize, was not so much about pictures in frames, hanging on the wall. Art, above all, was about awareness. “Carpe Diem” could have been our family motto. The mantra that rang through our lives was, “This is the day which the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it.” From my parents, I learned that art comes from savoring the small stuff. The essential joy in life is found in the little things. keep your heart and eye open-let nothing worthwhile escape your notice or be taken for granted.
As my mother noted in a quote by Emerson, I embrace the common, I explore and sit at the feet of the familiar, the low. Give me sight into today. As an artist, I have discovered that you can study the masters, you can learn techniques, and you can develop a style. All that artful work comes to nothing, however, if you do not have an appetite for life.
Garry attended Sewanee, the University of the South, where he graduated with honors in 1977.
He spent a year at Indiana State University working on his Masters in Art, then he went to Ohio University where he was awarded the Siegfried Scholarship for overall achievement in graduate studies. He taught classes in art appreciation and critical analysis, receiving his doctorate in Comparative Arts, a cultural history degree, in 1985.
Dr. Pound returned to Columbus, where he turned his love for the arts into a successful career. Working as a professional artist, well known for his portraits and illustrations, he has a strong interest in the human figure as well as landscapes.
He has been a member of the board of the Columbus Museum, the Columbus Symphony, and other arts organizations. He is proudest of his work with Historic Columbus, where he served in one capacity or another for 40 years, including president, and now as director emeritus.
His work has been described as eloquent, magnetic and with a breathtaking sensitivity to the nuances of the human form.
