Artful Ascents
byPainting is a way of preserving a moment in time. Heidi Nisbett learned this while hiking the Appalachian Trail. An Upstate South Carolina native,…
Painting is a way of preserving a moment in time. Heidi Nisbett learned this while hiking the Appalachian Trail. An Upstate South Carolina native,…
Amid major renovations at Trackside Studios last August, workers found dozens of brick pavers hidden beneath the floor. According to gallery artist Julie Ann…
On July 2, 2011, Sylva-based watercolorist Pamela Haddock experienced every parent’s worst nightmare. Earlier that day, her 29-year-old son, Joshua, loaded his car with…
Lainard Bush can pinpoint the moment he became an artist. It was December 15, 1987 — his birthday. To celebrate, he booked an outdoor…
Abstractionists and realists relate like oil and water. Many realist painters scoff at abstract art as lacking technical mastery — and many abstractionists dismiss…
About 15 years ago, Philip DeAngelo woke up and realized he had everything and nothing at all. On the one hand, he was an…
In 1980, David V. Eckert found himself painting clouds in his neighbor’s Michigan driveway. Or trying to, at least. A 13-year-old boy with undiagnosed…
Kevin Andrew has lived most of his 36 years on this planet as a self-described “good capitalist boy.” After high school, he ignored his…
“When I was a kid in Illinois, on my way home on my bicycle after school, the tornado sirens went off,” recalls multimedia artist…
He may be most widely known for his James Beard-nominated barbecue and fried chicken, but Chef Elliott Moss’ skills extend far beyond the kitchen,…