All Creatures
byMark Harmon began painting lichen before Hurricane Helene flooded his studio on the top floor of Riverview Station. But these resilient organisms feel more…
Mark Harmon began painting lichen before Hurricane Helene flooded his studio on the top floor of Riverview Station. But these resilient organisms feel more…
It’s said that Zeuxis, an ancient Athenian artist, once painted a still life of grapes so realistic birds swooped from the skies, eager to…
As a child growing up in Buffalo, New York, Diane Dean would always feel so happy when she saw buttery yellow daffodils peeking out…
Modernist Will Henry Stevens (1881-1949) was born in Vevay, Indiana. But it was the time he spent in the Louisiana Bayou and the Appalachian…
Many landscape painters tend toward what is pretty and picturesque. But not West Virginia artist Lynn Boggess. As explained by his wife, Jennifer, Boggess…
Dating back to ancient Mesopotamia, backgammon is considered one of the world’s oldest board games. It’s also one of the most entertaining, according to…
John Lennon’s “Lost Weekend” period, spanning from the summer of 1973 to early 1975, is one of the more chaotic yet creatively vibrant chapters…
Leo Monahan segued from commercial to fine art when he moved to the Weaverville area more than 20 years ago. The veteran artist’s works…
When most people think about nature, they only think about what’s above the ground. But Bryce Lafferty, an artist and educator based in Jacksonville,…
From the buttery golds of tulip poplars to the rusty reds of sugar maples, the trees of Western North Carolina come alive with color…