Featured Artist: Brad Stroman, Contemporary Realist

Brad Stroman, Contemporary Realist Mixed Media
Artist Statement:  My paintings reflect the intimate and fragile relationship between man and nature. By incorporating the Japanese Zen Buddhist aesthetic of wabi-sabi I can create a stage where both nature and man-made surfaces and objects play out their balancing act. The aesthetic of wabi-sabi encourages a contemplative look at our lives through a meditative and disciplined search for humility and an understanding of our place in the physical world. It professes a belief that all things are incomplete, impermanent, and imperfect. One will discover the interaction of those tenets throughout the images in my compositions.

See Brad Stroman's work in the Studio and Gallery located in the River Arts District at Pink Dog Creative Studios,  348 Depot Street Asheville,  Hours: Wednesday through Friday 10am to 4pm, or by appointment call: 717-799-3025

Featured Artist: Stina Andersen, Renegade Seamstress

Stina Anderson is the creative force behind ARTeries by Stina  - The Fashion Sewing Studio & Boutique located at the Wedge Studios in Asheville's River Arts District. Her contemporary clothing line is hand-built, piece by piece,  transforming old clothing into bold fashion designs. Her work is available at the Boutique, on Etsy or by custom commission.

ARTeries offers sewing classes and workshops from basic sewing to advanced patternmaking.

Featured Artist: Daniel McClendon

Artist:  Daniel McClendon
NC City:  Asheville - Lift Studios in the River Arts District
Mission Statement:  My work is rooted in the idea that the most unique and unfettered creations come out of spontaneity. The difficult part is focusing enough energy to create a cohesive final product while maintaining a free and open approach. With that in mind, the main goal of my work is to showcase the unique and energetic process in which I paint. I try to create an array of relationships between color, negative space, line, texture and sheen and then I use imagery to ground the piece in reality.

Read more about Daniel McClendon on the River Arts District Blog.