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Abrams to feature art at Kalmanson
Grady Abrams is a native of Augusta, was born March 18, 1939. He went to public schools through high school and attended Paine College where he graduated in 1961 with a degree in mathematics. He taught for several years at Lucy C. Laney High School before moving on to other jobs, which included cooking, selling insurance, drawing editorial cartoons for a weekly newspaper, and finally settling into the construction industry as a tradesman in the ironworks craft. Abrams retired as labor relations manager after 27 years at Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Early on, Abrams was attracted to drawing and coloring. He would draw figures from comic strips and do Christmas scenes on the blackboard at school. However, it was not until much later in life that he began to take seriously the gift that God had given him and began to develop it, without the assistance of an instructor. While he never doubted the importance of art instruction, he wanted to maintain as much originality in his works as possible. So, he is self-developed. His works are done in different media and cover a wide range of subject matter - from abstract to realism. He is still trying to find his so-called "comfort zone," if there is one in his works. Portrait painting and drawing have been most rewarding for him inwardly. In them, he tries to bring out the personality of the subjects. Abrams has exhibited his works at the Cotton Exchange and The Lucy Laney Museum of History in Augusta. He maintains a studio and gallery in Martinez, where over 150 of his works are displayed. Abrams says, "I have not defined my art, since I am in the discovering stages of it. I regret having waited so long to work seriously with a gift God gave me. On the other hand, I am glad I did get started. I look forward to producing works that will add to the quality of one's life. After all, that, to me, is what art is all about."
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