Atlanta, GA- The DeFoor Centre is proud to present The Rites of Spring: Four Artists- Four Mediums: Durand Seay - Christina Lorraine - Doug Smith and Britney Compton all come together to display their new works. All new and fresh in time for the new season, of hope and joy. Opening reception will be on Thursday March 19 at 7:30 to 9:30PM and the work will stay up til April 30. The bar and cafe will be serving drinks and appetizers.

The Forum: Durand Seay returns to display in the Forum for new paintings of perspective and movement. Durand precise eye on space brings us the viewer in as if we were walking inside it. Durand has had his work around the Atlanta area, in various galleries and collections. Surrounded by his abstracts as well as his human imagery, one can't make up its mind to claim a favorite. To view more of Durand's work.

The Gatsby: Britney Compton and Doug Smith will share the space with a mix of photos and sculpture.Britney is an Armstrong Atlantic (AASU) student where she creates her own bustiers. They are quite unique in their own right with ribbons and a woman's "shape" to show how society depicts them. These are "pretty" but they are double sided, to make the viewer think and prevail over them. To view more on Britney: www.myspace.com/premiumvinyl

Doug Smith is a professional photographer in the Atlanta area with weddings, parties, and other events. He has captured many subjects from actresses to jazz musicians to political notables. After the party is over, he likes to mix up, music and other elements to create abstracts and close ups for an homage to the camera lens. To learn more about Doug: www.dougsmithphotos.com/

The Rhombus: Christina Lorraine presents her paintings with mixed media on the side, depicting elegant lines that compliment nature. Always artistic, Christina, studied philosophy but in the past couple of years she has developed her focus, and begun to rise as an emerging artist. To learn more about Christina: www.zhibit.org/clart

Along with these four exciting artists, Lori Barnes from Morristown, TN who first came to the DeFoor Centre for the first OFF THE WALL show, has been on a roll, since then, with her paintings, her digital work and creating her own business. A longtime artist she combines nature, abstract work, drawings and logos to create her unique images. Her work will be in the cafe and the bar. To learn more about Lori: Lori Barnes Art Wanted Page.

This will be a great collection to start of the spring season, fresh, new and exciting. Please if you are interested in writing something on any of these artists, or the show itself, please contact, Jill Kettles at the above email or number.

The Defoor Gallery is located on Defoor Avenue just off Howell Mill Rd. in the newly refurbished neighborhood. A lot of interior decorators work in the area and there are a lot fabric, furniture and lighting vendors that are located nearby as well. The Defoor Centre is located at: 1710 Defoor Ave. NW Atlanta, GA 30318

For more info on the centre itself: www.defoorcentre.com