Painter Blesses Her Canvas with Abundant Oils
byPeople figure Molly Sieburg Courcelle got her artistic skills from her mother, well-known local painter Bee Sieburg. The two even work out of adjacent…
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It’s Not Hard to Spot the Beauty in Oil Painter’s Voluminously Layered Works
byOne of the enduring features of Highlights children’s magazine is “Hidden Pictures,” detailed drawings that invite young readers to look closely and find cleverly…
Art in Embassies
byRecently, local artist Cindy Walton’s painting Out of Many Waters, a 60 by 40 inch piece, was selected to be placed in the home…
Uncompromising Great-Grandmother is Still Raising the “Real”Art Scene
byIn 1991, artist Connie Bostic opened Zone one, downtown Asheville’s first contemporary art gallery. For about a decade, the space was a vital creative…
She Felt Moved to Leave Still Lifes Behind
by“We are all one human family,” says Christine Longoria. She admits to the life differences that come with chance and choice, but her assertion…
Ten Thousand Barns and One Good Cause
byAn upcoming gala will unite two organizations that bring honor to Southern Appalachian cultural heritage. The Appalachian Barn Alliance and The Saints of Paint…
Staying in One Place Isn’t Palette-able for Artistic Growth
byBee Adams paints quickly. Perhaps because she’s moved around a lot, she prefers the first stages of a project, that early excitement, to the…
A Reflective Moment at the Water’s Edge Rippled into a Painting Career
byCynthia L. Wilson was a young grad student at the University of Alabama when her mother died. “I didn’t have a very good way…
Surrealism is Ideal for Pacifist Who Fights to Save the World
byKen Vallario doesn’t spend much time laboring over his personal brand. “I’m absolutely opposed to the concept,” the painter declares. Instead, Vallario says, he…
Painting from Life is Not the Life this Painter Wants
byYou won’t find Jane Schmidt’s car parked at a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook so she can perch behind an easel, painting a mountain sunrise….