What is your process in finding new ideas for your paintings? CL: When I feel a spark about a particular subject or idea, I begin to play with it. I take photos, and I research about it. I call this my “play period,” which is a big part of myContinue Reading
French composer Claude Debussy was regarded as the founder of musical Impressionism. His composition for piano, Reverie, shares characteristics with Impressionist painters, Monet especially. Debussy’s Reverie is my interpretation of a Monet water garden in Giverny, France. Available unframed at BlackBird Frame & Art, 365 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. (828) 225-3117.Continue Reading
(Above) Julie Armbruster and R. Brooke Priddy-Conrad, Hambone Award, 2010, graphite, ink, and watercolor on paper mounted to wood panel, 8 x 8 x 1 inches, Gift of the Ray Griffin/Thom Robinson Collection The WCU Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center presents a live streaming artist talk and Q&A with Asheville-basedContinue Reading
Approaching the studio and plein air work with nature Interview by Dennis Ray Accomplished artists throughout history, including Renoir, Leonardo da Vinci, Degas, and Cassatt, worked in more than one medium. Many had a passion for the luminance and versatility of pastel. Deborah Squier also has a penchant for pastelContinue Reading
— “Alone Together,” by Sally Lordeon, 40×80 The Asheville Gallery of Art (AGA) predicts a revitalized community filled with art, beauty and excitement. We hope you will join us as we anticipate this future. We are currently inviting area artists to apply for membership by June 15. Though we’ve beenContinue Reading
Impressionist painting has been around for over 100 years. Where do you see your work, and would you describe it as something different? I would say my work isn’t different than other impressionist work. I go outside and paint the light that falls upon a subject, that is the sameContinue Reading
The world of art is used in a variety of ways, and drawing is one of the most universal skills that everyone can learn. While there are many people born with natural drawing skills and some people that are not, everyone can learn from these helpful drawing mobile apps toContinue Reading
When Steve Fulghum retired to Asheville, he joined Trackside Studios to show some of his photographs from the last 60 years. These include straight photos like “Lotus and Dragonfly,” but also composite images like “Mr. Koi,” shown above (photographs of things that cannot exist but might tell a good story).Continue Reading
