There’s No Time Like the Present to Carve the Look of Millennia
byFor decades, painter and television host Bob Ross reworked what he called “happy accidents” — harsh brushstrokes, paint drips, botched blending — into clouds…
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Extraordinary Finds and Times
byExhibit runs through Jan. 31 An ongoing exhibit at the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League that opened in late October, “Extraordinary Finds and Times”…
Marauding Beasts are Part of the Landscape at North Asheville Sculpture Garden
bySusan Turner’s magical tract of land in the middle of the historic Grove Park Inn neighborhood begged for more than a garden — and…
Meet Her in the Garden of Unearthly Delights
byJulie Armbruster is grateful for her freed-up time in 2020. Never mind the pandemic — her world has always been weird. The illustrator’s drawings,…
No Time Like the Present to Go to Another World
byKreh Mellick’s folkloric fine art, often a collaged mix of gouache and cut paper, feels at once nostalgic and totally of the moment. There’s…
Keeping It So Real Even the Paint is Handmade
byAcross America, a culture war is raging, says painter John Mac Kah. But he’s not referencing current social movements or political turmoil. “There’s a…
Architect Sets Up House in the “Beginner’s Mind”
byIn 1995, following a long career as an architect, Werner Haker — born in Germany and raised partly in New York City — moved…
Throwing Clay is How He Got Through the Day — and Landed on a Career
byJohn Cummings, diagnosed with ADHD as a child, found that art kept him busy and out of trouble. He recalls working with clay when…
Painter’s Art is Programmed to Make the World Better
byLeslie Rowland’s love of science and the responsibility she feels to the natural world led her to a Master’s degree in environmental policy and…
Sometimes You Find Your Sense of Place Once You Leave
bySuzanne Saunders, raised in Leicester, first began to feel the artist within herself when she participated in a summer program for gifted and talented…