Place and Presence
byBender Gallery “My favorite metaphor for abstract painting,” reveals artist Linda Gritta, “is that it’s like jumping off a cliff and fashioning a net…
Painting
A Reverence for Rabbits
byT.S. Eliot said that “April is the cruelest month,” but for those of us who emotionally connect with rabbits — and have aged out…
The Persistence of Memory, Pyromaniac-Style
byNabil El Jaouhari says growing up in the mountains outside of Beirut, Lebanon, he was the child who stayed inside to doodle. In the…
Dana Brown Solo Show
by“I’ve done a lot of paintings of architecture and machinery and locomotives,” says encaustic painter Dana Brown of Topsail Beach, NC, “and now I’ve…
Tonalities
byTrackside Studios closes only two days a year (Thanksgiving and Christmas), and the large windows overlooking the namesake train tracks let in lots of…
The Makers of Main Street
byWhen Judith Kolva says 2022 will be a “banner year,” she doesn’t mean it idiomatically. Kolva is chair of ArtScape Hendersonville, an annual public-art…
Drawn Together: Recent Work by Bethanne Hill, Darius Hill, Olivia Hill
byBlue Spiral 1 (Showcase Gallery) The Hill family from Birmingham, Alabama, have a deep history of working in varying creative endeavors, says Bethanne Hill, who…
Art for More than Art’s Sake
by“You want to give back to the community,” states local painter Jeremy Russell. “And when everybody’s intentions are good and they are doing something…
A Big Plot Twist in Margaret Curtis’ Narrative
byIn October, Tryon-based artist Margaret Curtis was honored by the Joan Mitchell Foundation with a prestigious Joan Mitchell Fellowship. The Foundation describes the new…
Black History (Every) Month
byProminent artist Jenny Pickens — portraitist, dollmaker, and high-profile local muralist — favors acrylics when she paints. Bold statements in rich hues are a…