137 King Street, St. Augustine, FL.
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July Artist of the Month
Christy Whittle
Christy is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, drawing, and hand-sculpted jewelry. Rooted in a love for storytelling and romanticizing the everyday, her art transforms ordinary moments into expressive, emotionally rich pieces. She is drawn to quiet beauty, subtle nostalgia, and dreamlike imagery, often blurring the line between reality and imagination
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In addition to her paintings, Christy designs and hand-sculpts wearable art, creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces that are meticulously shaped and painted by hand. Each piece reflects the same care, artistry, and narrative quality found in her art, allowing her creativity to extend beyond the canvas and into everyday life...
In her own words...
"I’ve been creating art since I was ten, guided by curiosity and a love for color, texture, and emotion. My work reflects the world as I feel it—alive, imperfect, and full of meaning.
Travel deeply influences my paintings, shaping their tones, movement, and mood. I strive to capture not just what I see, but what I feel. In addition to painting portraits and travel-inspired landscapes, I also create hand-sculpted and hand-painted jewelry—small, wearable works of art crafted with the same intention and emotion.
My goal is to create pieces that resonate—art that invites people to pause, remember, and connect to the quiet sometimes unnoticed most special moments."
Christy is the Gallery's Featured Artist for July. Please come and hear Christy's presentation at 6 p.m. on First Friday July 3rd. here at the Butterfield Gallery, which will be open until 9 p.m.
The Butterfield Garage Gallery Showcase features 49 pieces of art from 19 local artists in the Rotunda Gallery of the St. Johns County Administration Building from June 9th through August 10, 2026.
Join Butterfield Garage and the artists for an opening reception on Thursday, June 11th from 5:30 - 7 PM.
What is the Rotunda?
The Rotunda is a large circular portal and atrium of the County's Administrative Building, in which they graciously allow local artists to display; it is a wonderful place to have art!
Where is it?
For GPS: 500 Sebastian View, Saint Augustine.
For mortals: Sebastian View is left off Rte. 1 North, about 1 mile north of Rte. 16, immediately past a large 'Gate' gas station.
The building containing the Rotunda is about a 1/2 mile up Sebastian View, on the right-hand side.
What will be on display?
These pieces, among many others...
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Dalmation - Victor Caruncho
A Walk on Jones St. - LuAnn Dunkinson
Egret - Christy Whittle
Painted Buntings - Ted Judy
Love of Leaves and Buds - Amy Hemphill Dove
Stop in and see what's new and don't forget to pick up a Shuttle Sticker for complimentary shuttle service to St. Augustine galleries between 6-9 pm on the night of the Gallery Walk.
BUTTERFIELD GARAGE
Butterfield Garage Art Gallery is a leader in the presentation of traditional and contemporary visual arts and fine crafts. As an artist-run gallery, we encourage the experience of direct accessibility and dialogue between artists, patrons and our community within Northeast Florida.
Opening: First Friday Artwalk - December 5th., 5:00 - 9:00 pm
See you at the Garage!
About Butterfield Garage Art Gallery
Established in February 1999, Butterfield Garage Art Gallery is the brainchild of artist Jan Miller. Her vision was to create an artist-run gallery for professional artists that would encourage creative experimentation. Miller brought with her the experience of over 40 years as a successful professional artist. Having been a former member of ARC Cooperative in Chicago, Jan wanted to create a similar collective here in her new home. Her plan was to bring together the best artists in the area, who would share expenses, management, and operation of the gallery. The gallery opened its doors in February 1999.
For 25 years now, the Butterfield Garage Art Gallery has provided its artists with the chance to grow and take advantage of opportunities that may come their way through exposure in a professional gallery. And we continue to this day, true to the gallery’s original mission: to be a leader in the presentation of traditional and contemporary visual arts in Northeast Florida, and to encourage the experience of direct accessibility and dialogue between artists and their customers.
