Northlight Studios

John Faulkner

4/10/2018

METAL FABRICATION

John Faulkner was raised in a number of cities: Chicago, New Orleans, Oakland, and St. John in the Virgin Islands, just to name a few. He says his love for creating began when he worked for a salvage company in California, where there was an endless supply of material with which to work. While in California, John honed his metal fabrication skills while working with Performance Structures, Inc. He joined the welding team that fabricated Anish Kapoor’s, colossal, Cloud Gate Sculpture, currently installed at Millennium Park in Chicago.
After a move to North Carolina, John developed his love of metal fabrication and dedication to reuse, into a new collection of furniture, lighting and architectural applications. Recently, John demolished an old home in Weaverville, and discovered the house had been constructed with Long-leaf Heart Pine. Before the Industrial Revolution, Long-leaf Pine covered vast swaths of the Southern United States, spanning an estimated 92 million acres. Only a fraction of these forests remain today.
It is this devotion to honoring “buried treasure” that infuses John’s work.

johnfaulknerdesign.com/

Studio hours Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 11-4
or by appointment.

Sarah Faulkner

4/10/2018

MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS

Sarah Faulkner seeks to capture in her work, the important relationships we have with trees, flowers, animals and all things in the natural world. These relationships offer a sense of peace, grounding and calm which is so essential to the quality of one’s life. Growth is reflected consistently throughout her work. She experiments with different materials in order to capture the mysterious and atmospheric qualities found in nature. Most recently, she as been working with beeswax to add depth to her paintings. This translucent and misty material blends and softens the colors to give the work an element of light.

Sarah’s original work is represented at NorthLight Studios and a number of galleries in and around Asheville, NC. Her paintings are widely collected, by many, including former Governor of North Carolina, Bev Perdue. She has also recently been given the honor of creating a collection of paintings for the US visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This collection focuses on the practice of Cognitively-Based Compassion Meditation, which includes eight elements; Mindfulness, Understanding, SelfCompassion, Impartiality / Equanimity, Gratitude / Interdependence, Affection, Aspiring Compassion and Engaged Compassion.

Sarah currently lives in Weaverville, NC. The beauty and peace, found in the North
Carolina Mountains is reflected throughout her work.

http://sarahfaulkner.com

Studio hours Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 11-4
or by appointment.

Wendy Whitson

8/22/2015

PAINTINGS AND FINE ART PRINTS

"My goal is to convey the essence of a landscape, while eliminating much of its detail; similar to that first impression, or the large shapes you see when your eyes are half open. I consider my work atmospheric-transitional. Influences for my work are primarily from impressionism, the tonalist movement and abstract expressionism."

Wendy is a graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in Fine Art. She worked in the fields of graphic design and photography for many years before coming full circle to painting.

www.wendywhitson.com

Studio hours Fri. & Sat. 11-4
or by appointment.

Field Flowers

Angela Alexander

8/21/2015

CONTEMPORARY DOG AND CAT ART

"Painting is my gateway to happiness and freedom of spirit. Art is magical and has the power to transform the human existence. Why paint pets? Because they represent the purest forms of unconditional love. They love irrespective of gender, race or creed.

My love for animals stems from the deep connection I have with my own pets. I have two Chihuahuas, Sadie and Maya and one Chihuahua/Poodle mix, Frida. These babies have enhanced my life in ways that I could never explain. My heart goes out to those animals that do not have permanent homes or loving families.

I actively work with local animal rescue groups and donate my art to raise awareness and provide financial support for these wonderful organizations that strive to give all animals a deserving, loving home."

angelaalexanderart.com/

Studio hours Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 11-4
or by appointment.

Cheryl Keefer

8/20/2015

OIL PAINTINGS

Keefer’s impressionistic oil and watercolor paintings have won awards throughout the country. Her work en plein air includes weddings and events, cityscapes and landscapes from the Appalachian Mountains to the lowlands and beyond. Keefer holds degrees in Art History and Art Education from the University of Alabama, with Graduate Painting from Virginia Commonwealth University.

She currently lives in Black Mountain, NC

www.cherylkeefer.com

Studio hours Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 11-4
or by appointment.

Bill George

8/19/2015

PAINTING

I have always been interested in art from a early age, eventually attending the School of Art & Design and The Art Students League. I have worked as a Graphic Designer and Illustrator, in my graphic design firm on Madison Avenue, New York.

I define my work as Realism (a.k.a. naturalism) a style of art that attempts to portray the subject as it actually appears in real life but
stops short of appearing like a photograph. I paint in the indirect method: a method in which the final effects in a picture are built up gradually by placing several layers of paint, one over the other, the upper layers modifying, but not altogether concealing, the
lower layers."

www.billgeorge.net
Studio hours Thursday, Friday & Saturday 11-4
or by appointment.

Bernadette St. Pierre-George

8/18/2015

OIL PAINTINGS

"Nature inspires and informs my art through the expressive exploration of color and texture. My paintings are driven by intuition, color harmony and movement. As an artist, I am drawn to the organic forms of nature.

Many of my realistic paintings are larger than life. I favor a vibrant palette — the emotional aspect of color evokes in me a range of feelings from calm to excitement and energy. In my abstracted skyscapes and landscapes I seek to convey a feeling of the vastness and drama of nature. While the scenes are not specific, they evoke a sense of the familiar."

www.stpierre-george.com

Studio hours Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 11-4
or by appointment.