Art Helped Him Answer the Million-Dollar Question
byOnicas Gaddis taught himself to draw, and he learned how to paint from abstract expressionist Sarah Carlisle Towery, an alumnus of Black Mountain College…
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Painter Refuses to See the Limits of Watercolor
byThe use of watercolor may be associated with ethereal landscapes or delicately rendered floral designs, but for Asheville painter Nadine Charlsen, it’s the perfect…
The Trees Know Him, and He’s Happy to Introduce You
byLosing time is an important part of making art, according to William Henry Price. “Sometimes, after painting for hours, I can’t remember actually doing…
Reflections of a Year
byWhen Ursula Gullow takes a notion, it turns into an obsession, and eventually an installation. While the Asheville-based painter and instructor makes many detours,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Brushes With War Turned Into a Life Painting Portraits
byPainter Skip Rohde did not expect to end up in the Smithsonian. But when the artist and veteran naval officer completed his “Faces of…