A Magazine covering Western North Carolina and the Asheville NC Art Scene
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 same thing Monet and his contemporaries […]
— by Cheryl Spainhour After taking a year-long break from touring, Switchfoot, a Grammy award-winning West Coast alt-rock band, is hitting the road again. In January, they released their 11th album, Native Tongue, (Fantasy Records) an album frontman Jon Foreman says, is driven by joy. The band’s sold-out show on Feb. 14 at The Orange Peel […]
Rapid River Magazine: How would you describe your work and where do you think it fits within the sphere of contemporary art? Matt Tommey: I describe my work as nature inspired sculpture that uses basketry and a variety of unique surface and assemblage techniques as my language of expression. I’m not sure where that puts […]
310 Art Founder & Director Rapid River Magazine: 310 Art is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Can you tell me about how this gallery first came to fruition? And how has it evolved over the past decade? Fleta Monaghan: In January 2006 I rented a one room studio which is now our dedicated classroom at […]
Rapid River Magazine: How did you get involved with art? Mary Decker: I have been drawing and painting my entire life. My earliest commissioned art was for classmates in 1st grade who asked me to do their assigned drawings for them. I wonder how many of my drawings graced the refrigerators of unsuspecting parents. I […]
by James Cassara – Born into a music family, growing up surrounded with well known friends of her father — the successful folk singer Terry Gilkyson — Eliza Gilkyson has always sensed what her path in life would be. While her father was performing with The Weavers; scoring top-10 hits such as 1951’s “On Top […]
New School Expressionist Painter Rapid River Magazine: What “school” of art would your work be categorized under? Daniel McClendon: I have a difficult time categorizing my art, as I’m inspired by so much and I’ve never really subscribed to or identified with a specific movement. My techniques and philosophies vary a lot. But for the […]
Rapid River Magazine: When did you first start painting and how did you start you art career? Jacqui Fehl: I have always been creative but have only been painting seriously for the last three years or so. I also work as a voiceover actress and record radio and TV commercials from my home studio. Longing […]
