Colorful Bear with Baby

The Bearfootin’ Art Walk Bears, in Hendersonville, North Carolina, arrive as blank slates before local artists transform each into a spectacular fashion, with creative themes. A colorful “Spark and Burst” piece with mommy and baby bear sitting on Main Street.

Mother and Baby Bears

Colorful Bear

The painted bear that lines up on Hendersonville’s Main Street at the opening presentation of the Bearfootin’ Art Walk and Auction. The bears, each designed and decorated by a different local artist, stand on the street corners of downtown until October, when they’ll go to the highest bidder in a month-long silent auction.

Colorful Bear

Painted Bears

Hendersonville, NC, is home to a Public Art Walk called “Bearfootin’ on Main.” There are usually about 20 bears total each year, and each one gets painted by local artists for great causes. Three styles of bears adorn Main Street each year (a bear on all fours, a mama and baby bear, and a standing bear).

Sky-themed Bear

Mother and Daughter Bears

Bear Carrying Apples

Art Pieces at Campo Marte

Beyond its military heritage, Campo Marte serves as a centre for arts and sports, fostering a sense of community and creativity. Additionally, Campo Marte frequently hosts art installations, concerts, and festivals, showcasing the talents of both established and emerging artists.

Here are some artistic pieces in the gardens of Campo Marte.

Campo Marte Horse Art

Campo Marte Doors Art

Campo Marte Buffalo Art

Glass Artwork at Churchill Downs

On the clubhouse level of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, there is a stunning glass replica of the racetrack created by Craig Colquhoun. Using heat, metal, and glass, this master artist skillfully and successfully constructed 4,000 detailed glass pieces to fit inside the 30-foot racetrack sculpture.

Master of Glass Artistry

Churchill Downs in Glass

Churchill Downs Seating in Glass

Glass Horse Figureines

Colorful Mosaics by Zagar

Isaiah Zagar is an award-winning mosaic mural artist whose work can be found on more than 200 public walls throughout the city of Philadelphia and around the world. These mosaics will never be confused with intricate medieval mosaics found in places like the Basilica of Notre Dame in Lyon, France, but they are captivating in their own right, not the least of which are the sheer volume and unusual compilation of materials. The mosaics are composed of tiles, mirrors, colorful glass bottles of every shape and size, ceramic coffee mugs, plates, silverware, bicycle tire rims, broken cookery, and a myriad of other items typically found at flea markets, antique shops or junkyards. 

Colorful Mosaic

Lion Photo to Pencil Art

One of my fellow members of the Catawba Valley Camera Club, Hickory – Judy Young is also a pencil sketch artist. She used my lion photo from Gir National Park, Gujarat, India to create a pencil art piece. Wonderful rendition by Judy!

Lion Photo to Pencil Art