Cindy Walton Featured Fine Artist at Charlotte, N.C., Gallery

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Noted abstraction fine artist Cindy Walton today opens an exhibit of selected original abstractions in cold wax as the featured artist through March 31 at Charlotte Fine Art Gallery, which represents a juried selection of distinctive, award-winning artists.

The opening of the exhibit is tonight, and includes new works in the artist’s dynamic Horizon Lines series.

Working predominantly in the Cold-Wax medium, Cindy Walton explores the horizon line as a compositional element. For the viewer, the orientation of the horizon line informs their perception of the visual landscape.

“Through color and texture, I draw the viewer into the environment I have created,” says Walton. “While the physical nature of the horizon is not always obvious, it is a theme which runs through my work.”

Additionally, the layered application of cold wax and paint adds to the originality of each of these abstracts. In fact, Walton’s mastery of versatility in medium and mood captured the attention of regional art enthusiasts in 2010 with her introduction of the cold wax medium – consisting of a beeswax paste mixed with oil paints for a matte, layered texture – into her repertoire. The result has generated a furor of interest among discerning collectors and experts in the U.S. and abroad.

Recently accepted to the juried National Association of Women Artists, Walton enjoys emerging prestige as an artist with increasing significance in the national arena, and is a sought-after instructor by professional artists interested in the cold wax technique.

For more information on Cindy Walton, visit http://www.cindywalton.com, and learn more about Charlotte Fine Art Gallery, http://www.charlottefineart.com/welcome_.




Fine Artist Cindy Walton Featured Instructor at River’s Edge Studio, Asheville, N.C.

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Noted abstraction fine artist Cindy Walton teaches “Oil and Cold Wax Techniques” Jan. 26-27, 2013, at River’s Edge Studio, Asheville. Emerging artists will explore the diversity of the cold wax medium, acquiring new techniques and creating textured surface effects.

 

Cindy Walton

About the Artist

Selected work from Walton’s signature, color-driven Landscape series compared favorably to mid-20th century Colorist Hans Hoffman in a 2011 exhibit at Asheville Museum of Art.

Now, working predominantly in the Cold-Wax medium, her current “Horizon Lines” series creates elegant, subtle palettes layered to create intricate jewel-like canvas treasures.

In fact, her mastery of versatility in medium and mood captured the attention of regional art enthusiasts in 2010 with her introduction of the cold wax medium – consisting of a beeswax paste mixed with oil paints for a matte, layered texture – into her repertoire.

The result has generated a furor of interest among discerning collectors and experts in the U.S. and abroad. Recently accepted to the juried National Association of Women Artists, Walton enjoys emerging prestige as an artist with increasing significance in the national arena.

With her growing reputation as a significant artist to watch, and an awe-inspiring mastery of technique and style, the demand for Walton’s works has increased, and her workshops for professional artists have sold out repeatedly.

 

About the Event

Artists attending “Oil and Cold Wax” will explore the diversity of the medium, which can be used with oil paints, pigment sticks, and powdered pigments. The cold-wax medium lends itself to experimentation with non-traditional tools to achieve texture and finishes similar to encaustic, but without the fumes and heat. As the exciting medium gains popularity, it opens doors for painters to explore new vistas and brings a fresh eye to artists’ vision.

 

Red in the Morning - 2011 Oil and Cold Wax on Canvas

“The cold wax medium has totally changed the way I approach painting,” says Walton. “It offers opportunities to develop complexity through layers of introspective and emotional interpretations.”

For Walton, being an artist isn’t something she does, it’s who she is: bright, decisive, present, emotive, evocative, intelligent and saturated with complexity.

“I’m simply happy to be able to do something I love, and share it with others who find beauty and meaning in the work,” she says. “Fine art is meant to be enjoyed. For someone to choose to live with one of my paintings is the highest praise of all.”

 

For more information on Cindy Walton, visit http://www.cindywalton.com/. For more information on the River’s Edge Studio event, contact the artist through her website.




A Healthier Home, Hendersonville, N.C., Receives ‘Super Service Award’ from Angie’s List

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Western North Carolina’s leading green and healthy home inspection provider is among fewer than five percent of member companies meeting consumer rating eligibility standards


HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – A Healthier Home, western North Carolina’s leading green and healthy home inspection provider, has been awarded the prestigious Super Service Award from Angie’s List. A Healthier Home is online at http://www.RickBaylessHealthyHome.com.

Based on consumer reviews, the award is the highest honor given annually to Angie’s List health and service providers who have achieved and maintained a superior service rating. A Healthier Home is among fewer than five percent of member companies meeting rating eligibility requirements.

“The Superior Service Award is an outstanding honor,” says Rick Bayless, owner. “It recognizes the exceptional nature of the relationships we cultivate with our clients, who we truly want to be well and happy at their homes.”

A Healthier Home, http://www.RickBaylessHealthyHome.com, provides mold and air quality inspections, energy audits, weatherization services, and home health consultations to Asheville and surrounding areas. Focusing on quality of life inside the home, A Healthier Home inspection places attention on environmental health needs of homeowners and home purchasers. These specialized areas of concern are not covered by a standard home inspection, which often leaves unanswered questions about mold, chemical pollutants, management of air, moisture, and dust, as well as energy efficiency and comfort conditions.

“We work with each client individually to identify the root cause of house environmental issues. Then we define corrective and preventative measures that are both effective and saves the homeowner money,” says Bayless.

The Super Service Award also places Rick Bayless’ A Healthier Home, http://www.RickBaylessHealthyHome.com , among top performing Angie’s List member companies regionally and nationally.

“We are excited and honored to be recognized alongside other corporations committed to a high level of excellence and customer satisfaction,” Bayless says.

A Healthier Home, western North Carolina’s leading green and healthy home inspection provider, and can be found at http://www.RickBaylessHealthyHome.com .

 

Sherri L. McLendon is a writer, publicist and coach in Asheville, N.C. For information about her publicity, and content services, please visit http://www.sherrimclendon.com. For information on her mindfulness-based marketing PR coaching and consulting for exceptional entrepreneurs, visit http://www.professionalmoneta.com.




Turn, Turn, Turn: Plan Your Business with the 2013 Wheel of the Year

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You’re Invited to this Exciting Live Event! Give yourself the gift of a fabulous year in 2013!

Dance and Plan the 2013 Wheel of the Year

Join Sherri L. McLendon, MA OM, of Professional Moneta International for a unique, body-mind and marketing business planning event, Turn, Turn, Turn! Plan Your Business to the Wheel of the Year 2013, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at Sol’s Reprieve, West Asheville.

“Working with the Wheel of the Year makes it easier to grow one’s business,” says McLendon. “Whether working with the new and full moons, or planting and harvesting with the seasons, the rhythms of nature offer a beautiful organizational metaphor which works for us in our businesses.”

McLendon combines strategic business and marketing with conscious movement and insights drawn from the elements of nature to offer a creative solution to the entrepreneur’s need for a dynamic business plan which is authentic and grounded in their mission and message.

The event offers limited seating, and advantageous pricing for early decision makers. Interested persons may register online or request more information at http://professionalmoneta.com/2013-wheel/.

The event is sponsored by WNC Woman Magazine, which publishes McLendon’s monthly column on Women, Spirit & Money. The facilitator is also an active, avid blogger for AskAsheville, a Sacred and Conscious Dance Facilitator, and an accredited business coach.

Professional Moneta International, http://www.professionalmoneta.com, specializes in helping exceptional entrepreneurs with a higher calling accelerate their money-making communication strategies and deepen their mindfulness practices in business. Her clients want to help more people, grow personally and professionally, and improve their sense of value and worth. They also need the expertise and support necessary create the change they want to be in the world and close the gap between their unlimited growth potential and their current limitations.

McLendon is also the pioneer of “Money and the Body-Mind Connection,” which debuted at White Horse, Black Mountain in November 2012, and owns and operates McLendon Bylines, a boutique marketing public relations content services agency. She lives in Weaverville with her family, their rescue pup Tesla, mountain Manx Simone, and six pet chickens, affectionately called “the Girls.”

Cancer Patients Survive, Thrive and Explore Intimacy with Support, Community

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Marsha Rand, leading Asheville therapist, facilitates groups and counseling services uniquely designed to navigate life after cancer, leading to renewed passion and joy in relationships

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Cancer survivors often struggle to navigate changes in their bodies, life and relationships following the grueling ordeal of treatment. Now, two new programs from the Maitri Center for Women and Sexual Wellbeing Asheville, http://maitricenterforwomen.org/, offer support to individuals who are once again ready to reorganize their lives meaningfully and embrace the fullness of life in relationship.

Marsha Rand

“After weeks or months of treatment, doctor’s appointments, and a consuming focus on survival, many cancer patients believe finding your way back to passion and joy in relationship can seem too good to be true,” says Marsha Rand, a leading therapist and head of the Maitri Center, who will facilitate the groups and counseling services.

“With these programs, reintegrating and reorganizing one’s life after cancer treatment does not have to be a solo journey. Exploring the next phase is a much richer process with support and community.”

The two programs include:

  • Thriving After Cancer, which offers a combination of services tailored to individual women and men to aid in the journey of healing and serves the body, mind, emotions and spirit.
  • Woman, Cancer, Intimacy, an open, ongoing group program for women coping with changes in their bodies, sexuality and relationships as a result of cancer.

“Cancer may change how a woman sees herself, yet not necessarily in a negative way,” Rand says. “Women will come together to support and be supported, to learn from each other and from professionals.”

Individuals who are unable to attend sessions in person may also be eligible for distance support options via the internet, says Rand. Information about distance support options may be found at the website, http://maitricenterforwomen.org/.

Women Cancer Intimacy takes place Wednesdays noon-1:30 p.m, as an open, ongoing class, $25 per session. Thriving After Cancer is offered on an private basis for individuals and couples. For more information or to register, call Marsha Rand, (828) 772-5315. The Maitri Center for Women is at 41 Clayton St. or http://maitricenterforwomen.org/