Quiet Emergence: 2020 An Unexpected Chrysalis for Barbara Ellis

Ellis at the Opening of "NC Women Abstract Painters," Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, in Greensboro, NC. February 7, 2020. Photo by Henry Rock.

NEW E-NEWSLETTER FEATURE on tenant artist, Barbara Ellis and what 2020 has brought her: click bit-ly link below for whole article!

"I'm definitely at an inflection point in my process," says ClearWater tenant artist Barbara Ellis (BEllisArts) as she looks back on the surprise successes and other rewards that 2020 has delivered.

Learn more about how Barbara went through an unexpected artistic transformation this year and how she plans to move forward into "something quieter" in the latest issue of The Splash: bit.ly/splash-bellis

Welcome Jacquelyn Ramdin to Our Studios!

Meet Our New Artist, Entrepreneur and Pillow Producer!

We're so excited to welcome Jackie Ramdin (Jackie Rae Studios) back to her hometown of Concord and into studio 150, where she's working on fine art figure painting and rekindling her passion for fashion design.

She's been settling into her #ClearWater studio since August 1st, after launching a new website for her successful designer pillow business, JackieRaeStudios.com.

Read more about the latest addition to our ClearWater family in a brand-new issue of The Splash: bit.ly/splash-jackie

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Jackie at her easel in her new Studio at ClearWater

Jackie at work on a ‘Fashion Painting’

Jackie’s painting tools in her studio

ClearWater Artist Kev Harris Live Paints County Courthouse Groundbreaking

Several news features covered ClearWater tenant, Kevin Harris and his commission by Cabarrus County, this July & August, to not only paint a painting of the new (to-be-built) Courthouse, but to also live-paint on that painting, on site at the officila Ground-Breaking celebratory ceremony on August 6th! See the various headlines and links below; and, if you haven’t see the shares on social media be sure to check our IG and FaceBook pages.

Cabarrus County TV Interview

[From the ClearWater FaceBook post of Aug. 6, 2020]

Cabarrus County Government stopped by to interview Artist Kevin Harris yesterday ahead of today's Cabarrus County Courthouse Virtual Groundbreaking Ceremony!

If you haven't heard yet, Kevin will be performing a live painting during this historic event, adding 'living action' to that painting of the new courthouse you see nearly finished behind him. Tune in today (August 6) at 4:30pm at the event link above, where you can watch a live stream of him putting the finishing touches on this one-of-a-kind work of art.

Plus, be sure to catch "Cabarrus This Week" (CTW) this Sunday on the County's Community Access channel on live TV cable, and/or thereafter at their YouTube channel, to watch Kevin's exclusive interview.

We are so proud of our tenant!!!

Independent Tribune Article:

[From the FaceBook post of August 10] Extra, extra, read all about Kevin's live painting performance on the front page of Sunday's Independent Tribune!

We are so proud of our tenant Artist Kevin Harris for all the work he did to make this special event a reality and for creating such a phenomenal work of art. And thank you to Victoria Young for such a wonderful feature.

Read the Independent Tribune article here: bit.ly/it-kevin