Fabulous Fakes

Most highly respected schools of Art require their students to copy masterworks to further learn color, tone, figure and interpretation of a subject, forcing the students to see what is before them. The Swannanoa Valley Fine Art League annually challenges its members to create masterful works of art which resemble or in some way duplicate a work by a famous artist.

There will be watercolor, acrylic, and oil paintings, as well as sculpture or fabric renderings of famous works.

This is an opportunity to own original art in the style of Monet or Da Vinci. According to curator Susan Hanning, more than 90 works will be on display. At the Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain now through January 6, 2016.

Artist’s Choice

Members of the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League have each been challenged to select two of their own works they would most like to share with visitors to the Red House Gallery in Black Mountain.

Each artist writes a few words on what influenced them to create their work. These quotes, included along with their art, hang in the gallery, giving a brief glimpse into the creative process. The show includes both 2D and 3D works in metal, clay, fiber, glass, wax, pastel, ink, pencil, paint, photography, and mixed media.

If You Go: Fabulous Fakes, on display at the Monte Vista Hotel, runs through January 6, 2016. Artist’s Choice opens Friday, December 4 from 5-7 p.m. On display through February 1, 2016. Both events and parking are free. The Red House Gallery is located at 310 W. State Street in Black Mountain. Winter hours: Monday-Saturday, 11-3 p.m.; Sundays 12-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.svfalarts.org.