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Three days of plein air oil painting with eminent landscape painter and artist, John Mac Kah on location at Addison Farms Vineyard in Leicester. Demo and painting instruction Friday through Sunday, May 1-3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day begins with an introduction and review of materials andContinue Reading

A Connection to the Land The artist For as long as I can remember, I have loved Nature, music and art as fundamental expressions of the human experience which expand our awareness and connect us to something larger than ourselves. I am moved and influenced by many artists past andContinue Reading

Two-day Studio Stroll and Art Sale, Saturday & Sunday, May 9 & 10, 2015. The artists of Asheville’s River Arts District open their doors for a full weekend during the Spring Studio Stroll and Art Sale, welcoming the public to experience and collect amazing art in the studios and galleriesContinue Reading

Experience Spring in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Located in the Tuckasegee Valley, Sylva is surrounded by the Balsam Mountain range, the Cowee Mountain Range and the Cullowhee Mountain Range. In spring, the green leaves begin in the valley and go meandering up the mountainsides as they mature. The Town ofContinue Reading

Coastal Carolina, an oil painting by Brevard artist Virginia Pendergrass, has been selected for the 2015 juried exhibition of Women Painters of the Southeast. The 2015 Women Painters of the Southeast (WPSE) exhibition will open at the Blue Ridge Arts Association in Blue Ridge, GA on Friday, April 10 fromContinue Reading

BlackBird Frame & Art’s entry was recently honored as “Popular Choice” winner of the Professional Picture Framers Association international print framing competition in voting by over 4,000 peers attending the organization’s annual conference. To qualify for the event, the BlackBird entry had been judged the first place winner in PPFAContinue Reading

Interiors/Landscapes/Cityscapes Asheville Gallery of Art features the work of Cheryl Keefer. Her show, “Reflections: Interiors/Landscapes/Cityscapes,” includes new and recent work in oils. The artist, who paints from life and travels for inspiration, captures scenes that conjure memories and prompt reflection in even the most casual viewer. Keefer’s paintings have wonContinue Reading

by Cheryl Keefer – “I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh As a fellow artist, I have always felt befriended by French artists, Monet, Cèzanne, Van Gogh, and Matisse, as well as American artist, John Singer Sargent, who also painted fromContinue Reading

With March, the sun overtakes winter’s waning darkness, soothing blue waters flow from the sky, and springtime begins in radiant bursts of new life and color. Aquamarine, a gemstone with the color of the sea, is a fitting birthstone for this month of renewal. Long held to be a symbolContinue Reading