French composer Claude Debussy was regarded as the founder of musical Impressionism. His composition for piano, Reverie, shares characteristics with Impressionist painters, Monet especially.  Debussy’s Reverie is my interpretation of a Monet water garden in Giverny, France. Available unframed at BlackBird Frame & Art, 365 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. (828) 225-3117.Continue Reading

(Above photo) BearWaters Brewing Riverside (Canton, NC) will reopen next Tuesday, June 23 Tuesday-Sunday. Canton, NC mainstay BearWaters Brewing is thrilled to announce a new partnership with longstanding taqueria and music hall The Grey Eagle this month. The flagship restaurant, located inside of the nationally-touted Grey Eagle Music Hall in Asheville’s River Arts District,Continue Reading

Approaching the studio and plein air work with nature Interview by Dennis Ray Accomplished artists throughout history, including Renoir, Leonardo da Vinci, Degas, and Cassatt, worked in more than one medium.  Many had a passion for the luminance and versatility of pastel. Deborah Squier also has a penchant for pastelContinue Reading