How The CEW Collaborative Transforms Artists & Communities
Blending realism and abstraction is what artist Charles Edward Williams does best. However, he does not want to keep his passion for art to himself. His ability to create transcends…
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Pastoral Pastels from Charlotte Artist Greg Barnes
Charlotte artist Greg Barnes has pursued art in his life in many ways, oscillating between the studio and taking his work on the road, creating works and teaching workshops. Greg…
Life Reimagined by Artist Adrian Chu
Adrian Chu Redmond earned a marketing degree from Boston College before working in the corporate world for over two decades. She was nearly 50 years old when a series of…
Artist Nico Amortegui Creates to Inspire Compassion
Nico Amortegui grew up in Bogotá, Colombia amid a close-knit family of artists and creators. He moved to the United States at the age of 17 and spent a period…
Creativity, Truth, and Self-Expression from Jax Jackson
For most artists, their love of art first blossoms from childhoods spent pressing crayons to paper, or from formative years spent in and around the art world. Jax Jackson is…
Anne Harkness: A Changing Relationship with Art
Anne Harkness has loved the process of creating artwork since she was a child. Her artistic family members encouraged Anne to draw and paint through school. Following their advice and…
Artist Nathaniel Lancaster Creates as He Erases
Charlottean Nathaniel Lancaster has salt and pepper scruff and tattoos at each elbow. He looks like an artist, and he plays the part, too. Lancaster has embraced residencies at both…
Lindsay Jones Talks to Us About Art and Community Service
Oil painter Lindsay Jones is a master of landscapes; she gravitates most often to oil painting, starting with a sketch and then custom mixing every color before applying the first…
How Evelyn Henson Paints a Richer Pedestrian Experience
Over a blustery and cold November week in the Queen City, artist Evelyn Henson trekked to Camden Road, paintbrush and palette in frozen hand, day in and day out warming…
Mary Erickson Conserves Through the Canvas
When Mary Erickson starts to paint outdoors, on location, she moves quickly. Painting the landscape in front of her means nothing is stagnant. The light source that’s present when she…
