Linda Cheek Studio Blog

1/3/23

2023 New Snow on Brush Creek

2023 New watercolor 9x12 is a painting of "Brush Creek in snow" of small creek just below my studio.

Have a Happy New Year.

9/20/22

Park in Asheville

Detail of the painting below of Prichard's Park in Asheville NC

9/2/22

Historic Buildings of Asheville NC

Historic Asheville NC

A series - five 12x9 W/C paintings of some of the buildings in Asheville,NC

The first one in this series is the Flatiron building in downtown Asheville. Just across the street is the bistro on Heywood Ave. The third one is of the Gove Arcade building at the Carmel's bar.

The painting below is from the Thomas Wolf parking lot, with a view of the Basilica of Saint Lawrence Church.

The fifth, painting is of one of the buildings at Pack Square, The Posana restaurant and the patio, which is across the way from the Asheville Art Museum.

I added one more, a small W/C of the sunset, looking down Patton Ave and the Kress building.

8/10/22

5 new watercolor's inspired by a workshop I had with the late great Ken Auster. To view his paintings of chefs and more clicks on the link below. https://kenauster.com/

7/6/22

Art Deco of Asheville, NC

Just one of Asheville's noted Art Deco projects of the 1920's. The S&W Building is one I have painted several times. For more information on the Architectural design of Asheville's see link below https://www.exploreasheville.com/architecture-trail/the-s-w-building/ # "Looking down Haywood" 16x12 oil

1/22/22

Out of my sketch book

Sketching some of Asheville architecture buildings, using pen and watercolor.

"You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh." John Singer Sargent

1/21/22

More ScreenDoor

Another year another watercolor another painting, oh my!

12/13/21

Merry Christmas and 2021 The Painted Sketch videos

12/2/21

Fall on the River

This fall brought rich vibrant color change, especially along the Laruel river in western North Carolina.

10/29/21

Wilderness

2 new 9x12 watercolor paintings, "Wilderness" in the Linville gorge and of the Linville river in western North Carolina mountains.

Cloud study

Painting a watercolor cloud study from one of my small plein air oil study. I painted when I was in South Carolina on the coast. The watercolor is the one on the right, with the first wash down and keeping the whites.

Next post will be the finished watercolor, please do come back and check it out.