Line drawing is one of the first artistic methods we learn as children. It’s a technique that most of us can understand, regardless of our experience with art. That approachability is the reason I was so curious about LineWorks, the latest exhibit at the Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE). This exhibit features the multi-media creations of five…

An art professor taught me years ago that we should look at art without reading labels. Don’t let captions tell you how to respond to artwork, he said. I see the merit of that viewpoint, but personally I prefer to hear what an artist has to say about his or her inspiration. To me, artists’…

I know it sounds far-fetched, but sometimes (just sometimes) we need to look beyond Reston’s boundaries and explore our neighboring towns. Herndon, just a couple miles up the road, has a burgeoning art scene and an October packed with events. We visited the hub of their artist community, ArtSpace Herndon, to see the current exhibit and to chat…