October 2019 Rapid River Magazine

RAD FINE ART
Women artists of the River Arts District
BY STAFF REPORTS • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT, ASHEVILLE
You can find diversity, fine artistry, and inspiration
in the “District” in the studios along the French
Broad River in Asheville. Every day of the week
there are new things to see. On Oct 12, 10-5 pm
for the Second Saturday event, you can even ride
the free trolley around the district, enjoy refreshments,
and see the work of many artists. These
women will be there.
that unmistakably links
her to Titian, Vermeer,
and Rembrandt. Through
trained observation and
creative vision, Mitchell
fuses Impressionism and
Realism into a unified language
of the eye.
“The Call,” by
Michele Mitchell,
36x48, oil
Anne Allen, 310 ART at Riverview Station,
#310, Ground Floor North
The language of flowers is like music. One of my
earliest art experiences was
drawing quiet wildflowers
with black charcoal. Today,
my goal is to start a conversation
with my garden flowers
using the color and lyrics
“Into the Light,” by
Elise Okrend, 20x18,
pastel
“Great Horned Owl”
by Claudia Moore
Field, Wire, Copper
and wood
of soft
pastel.
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Elise
Okrend Contemporary Pastel
Art, Wedge Studios
The natural world inspires my
work. I use color and texture
to connect the viewer to a
sense of healing and inner
peace.
Claudia Moore Field, Philip
DeAngelo Studio, Wedge
Building
“When Flowers Waltz,” by
Anne Allen, 7x5, pastel
My work is God-inspired, and
I use wire and metals to replicate
the flora and fauna that
are here in my backyard of
WNC. I also love to replicate
nostalgia making miniatures of
the real deal.
Michele Mitchell, Riverview
Station, #267
Michele Mitchell’s artistic passion is color, and
she commands her palette with a proficiency
Grace Carol Bomer, Soli Deo
Gloria Studio, Warehouse
Studios #6
Artwork in oil and wax and
gold leaf that is contemporary
abstract and full
of faith, Making Visible the
Invisible.
Andrea Kulish, Studio A,
Pink Dog Creative, Suite 100
I create Ukrainian pysanky eggs, both traditional
and modern. I
love to keep the folk art
process going and make
new designs with traditional
motifs, or make
new abstract designs. I
also love to draw using
various mixed media– and
similar to the eggs, with
pops of color.
Sahar Fakhoury, Sahar
Fakhoury Fine Art,
Trackside Studios
My figurative paintings are
an attempt to depict the
expression of the human
condition at that moment,
and strike a pleasing balance
between the classical
and the contemporary,
creating a work of art as
“The Return of the
Prodigal,” by Grace
C Bomer, 48 x 48,
oil and wax
Ukrainian pysanky
eggs by Andrea Kulish
“A Moment to Reflect,”
by Sahar Fakhoury,
24x24, oil on canvas
equivalent as possible to the complexity of real
life.