Fine Artists Walton, Monaghan Celebrate the Season with River Arts Open Studio Specials

By: Sherri McLendon about 9 years ago

The “Second Saturday” festivities on Dec. 14 in Asheville’s historic River Arts District promise seasonal treats for gift-givers and art lovers alike as they meet and greet artists-in-residence

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Discriminating art lovers will want to take this chance to meet and greet artists Cindy Walton and Fleta Monaghan if they’re considering investing in the finer things of life as a seasonal treat on Saturday, Dec. 14, as part of the “Second Saturday” festivities in Asheville’s River Arts District.

Cindy Walton

Walton’s “Sky Danse,” 2013

Artist Cindy Walton of Cindy Walton Fine Art, co-hosts a holiday open studio during “Second Saturday” at The Wedge Building. There, she will co-host a holiday open studio during “Second Saturday” at The Wedge Building from her second floor studio from 5-8 p.m. She, together with the other top-tier artists in residence, will be present for the festivities – and the shopping. A little elf told us that Cindy will have special pricing on selected cold wax paintings during the open studio. With her rising star reputation, her paintings are rarely offered at these advantageous prices.

Cindy Walton Fine Arts is on the second floor of The Wedge Building, Roberts Street, and at www.cindywalton.com.

Monaghan’s “Fairfield Falls,” 2013

Fleta Monaghan

Fleta Monaghan is known both for her own prowess as a fine artist and for her leadership in the profession as the founder of this hot gallery spot. Under her direction, 310 ART Gallery also celebrates the holiday season this “Second Saturday” from noon -5 p.m.

“We feature 21 local fine artists and artisans showing original paintings, sculpture, jewelry, glass art and more,” she says.

While enjoying refreshments, ask for the winter workshop schedule for adult art classes. We also expect reindeer will pause here for the hand-bound books and jewelry specials bound to make it to the tip toe of that special someone’s stocking – plus, a delightful 10 percent discount off original works by Monaghan.

The 310 Art Gallery is at 191 Lyman Street, Studio 310, and at www.310art.com.

Sherri McLendon is a freelance writer with McLendon Bylines, www.sherrimclendon.com, near Asheville, N.C.

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

By: Sherri McLendon about 10 years ago

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.

By: Sherri McLendon about 10 years ago

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.

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.

Fine Artist Cindy Walton’s Work Featured in Winter Show 2011 at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art

By: Sherri McLendon about 12 years ago

The annual gala and exhibition celebrates 121 of the state’s top artists in a comprehensive survey of more than 400 professional arts & crafts works

GREENSBORO, N.C. – (Dec. 2, 2011) Noted abstraction fine artist Cindy Walton has been chosen as one of 5 Asheville artists chosen to show selected works at Winter Show 2011, one of the most well-respected exhibitions in the state.

The exhibit, which opens Saturday, Dec. 3, in a private gala, will feature color-driven work in Walton’s signature style, compared favorably to mid-20th century Colorist Hans Hoffman in an exhibit at Asheville Museum of Art earlier this year.

About the Artist

Walton creates elegant, subtle palettes layered to create intricate jewel-like canvas treasures. In fact, her versatility in medium and mood captured the attention of regional art enthusiasts last fall 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.

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. Recently accepted to the juried National Association of Women Artists, Walton enjoys emerging prestige as an artist with increasing significance in the national arena.

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.

For more information on Cindy Walton, visit http://www.cindywalton.com, and greet her at the Collector’s Choice gala opening Dec. 3.

About the Event

In its 32nd year, the Winter Show Green Hill Center’s 2011 Winter Show and Collector’s Choice Fundraiser is Saturday, December 3, 7– 11 p.m. It opens with a holiday gala, the Collector’s Choice Fundraiser on December 3rd. Partygoers will meet and mix with exhibiting artists, including Walton, over food and wine.

As the Collector’s Choice provides a rare opportunity to truly become engaged with the top art and artists North Carolina has to offer, participants have an advance opportunity to purchase pieces in the Winter Show exhibition before they are made available to the public.

“This is a real boon to collectors,” says Walton. “The most beautiful pieces often go to discerning collectors before the show opens.”

Proceeds from Collector’s Choice benefit Green Hill Center’s exhibition and educational programming.

The 2011 Winter Show opens to the public Sunday, Dec. 4, with an opening reception from 2-5 p.m., and continues through Jan. 15, 2012, at the Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 North Davie St. Attendees will experience the works of featured NC artists in multiple mediums, including paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, woodwork, fabric and fiber works, ceramics. The selected pieces are presented in an articulated installation in which hundreds of artworks in multiple mediums may be viewed ensemble.

Go to http://www.greenhillcenter.org for more information.

Cindy Walton Highlighted as Next-Generation ‘Colorist’

By: Sherri McLendon about 12 years ago

Water Source 2 is featured work in Asheville Museum of Art exhibit of significant color
driven works past and present

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Noted abstraction fine artist Cindy Walton’s work, Water Source 2, is a featured work in the exhibit, Color Study, which showcases important regional and national Colorists past and present at Asheville Art Museum July 9 – Nov. 6, with the Opening on Friday, July 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Color Study originates with mid-20^th century gestural painters and color field artists, such as Kenneth Noland, Helen
Frankenthaler, George Bireline, Hans Hoffman, Sam Gilliam, Helen Frankenthaler, Pat Pasloff, and Frank Stella, then goes on to explore later trajectories using color as the primary means of expression.

Though most of the work in Color Study is drawn from the museum’s permanent collection, Cole Hendrix, curator, felt “we had a great opportunity with this exhibit to showcase the extraordinary talent of some of the artists living and working in our region.”

Walton’s work joins that of ten other highly regarded Western North Carolina artists in the exhibit.

Her Water Source 2 depicts the sweeping beauty of Beaver Lake, a well-known Asheville haven for walking, canoeing, and nature watching. It provides a compelling window on what it means to be a Colorist, or to create color-driven paintings.

“Water Source 2 is a real tour-de-force of a painting – complicated, nuanced and rich,” Hendrix says. “I have long admired it. It is such an evocative work.”

Characterized by bold, emotive impressions and sweeping, color-carved landscapes, Walton’s work is noteworthy, says Hendrix.

“Cindy’s work is absolutely color-driven,” says Hendrix. “I am especially interested in what it means to be color-driven now, and what lessons our younger artists have learned from their predecessors.”

Recently accepted to the juried National Association of Women Artists, Walton enjoys emerging prestige as an artist with increasing significance in the national arena.

Hendrix notes she particularly admires Walton’s “willingness to challenge herself. She is never content to just continue down a single path; she is constantly evolving and setting new problems to solve.”

A case in point, her recent works feature elegantly, subtle palettes layered to create intricate jewel-like canvas treasures. In fact, her versatility in medium and mood captured the attention of Western North Carolina art enthusiasts last fall 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.

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,” she believes. “For someone to choose to live with one of my paintings is the highest praise of all.”

The exhibit, Color Study, including Water Source 2, is July 9 – Nov. 11, 2011, in the Appleby Foundation Gallery of the Asheville Art Museum. For more information on Cindy Walton, fine artist, see her web site at http://www.cindywalton.com.

Sherri L. McLendon is a publicist and communications strategist in Western North Carolina. She may be reached at http://www. sherrimclendon.com.