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Asheville Gallery of Art presents Awakenings, a three-artist show running through the end of March. Awakenings<\/em> will feature oil paintings on canvas by Jon Sebastian, watercolors by Sara Bell and pastel works by Andrea Stutesman. While the three artists use different media, their subject matter will interpret the theme of awakening widely, with imagery of flowers, exotic and endangered animals, and vibrant landscapes. \u201cI\u2019m concentrating on the spring ephemerals and how spring is a time of awakening in the forest,\u201d says Bell, who developed her current artistic process while seeking solace in the forest during the pandemic. \u201cThe gestures and structures of trees are fascinating,\u201d she says. \u201cI tend to focus on smaller scenes rather than grand landscapes. What I enjoy most about the combination of drawing and watercolor is how I can keep the details of drawing and create fields of color to support them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Forest. Jon Sebastian, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

From the Forest, one of Sebastian\u2019s paintings in the exhibition, was created as an homage to North Carolina\u2019s forests, \u201cespecially the early growth forest that nests beautiful spring wildflowers: the pure whites to dramatic reds of trilliums, the soft first breath of lavender colors covering the spring grasses,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Stutesman\u2019s approach to the show\u2019s theme is a little different. \u201cI interpreted Awakenings as becoming aware or mindful of an issue,\u201d she says. \u201cMy artwork subjects for this show are vulnerable and endangered animals. Animals around the world are endangered primarily due to habitat loss. Other causes include climate changes, pollution, over-exploitation of wildlife for commercial purposes, the introduction of harmful nonnative species, loss of genetic variation and the spread of diseases. It is important to protect the species that we have jeopardized through our actions.\u201d
\nThere will be a reception for Awakenings at the gallery on Friday, March 3, from 5\u20138 p.m.<\/p>\n

Asheville Gallery of Art is located at 82 Patton Avenue in downtown Asheville. For more information, call 828.251.5796, visit AshevilleGallery-of-Art.com<\/a> or go to the gallery\u2019s Facebook page.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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