Introducing a new feature, “Art Around Town,” by Lisa Jewel. Today and coming Fridays Lisa will be keeping a sort of “visual journal” of interesting objects she finds in the area. Some will be items for sale at local galleries, others will be prized possessions in our homes. Have an object to share? Email Lisa, lskjewel@aol.com.
You just never know where you’ll find great art. At a recent Zumba class at Katifit, in the Oak Street Mill in Cornelius, I was impressed with both the enthusiastic workout and the studio’s architecture and paintings. I learned that the paintings are by Paul Farmer, the brother of Kadifit owner, Katie Dixon.
Paul is a painter from Cornelius. He’s a graduate of both the Governor’s School of the Arts and N.C. State School of Design. His paintings are organic in an edgy-tattoo way. There is a certain movement to them. They would look perfect in a loft at South Main Square. Paul’s paintings will be featured at the upcoming Art Crawl/”Wine to Water” event on June 25, 6 p.m., at Kadi Fit, in the Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St., Cornelius. (That event is a fund-raiser for “Wine to Water,” a charity that provides clean water to needy people around the world.
