On this episode of I art Asheville, we spoke with long time art friend and local painter Dillon Endico! Dillon and I go back a little ways and it was fun reminiscing about our past. The story of how we met starts at the beautiful Suwannee music park down in north Florida, where we were both doing live painting. What I didn’t know at the time was that our first meeting was actually Dillon’s first experience as a live painter and this event had proved to be a pivotal moment in his own art journey. We spoke about our early childhood influences in art which brought up a cool conversation about street art and graffiti and how influential it can be for children who are naturally interested in the arts but don’t necessarily have artistically inclined families.

 We had a real fun time imagining the future of what art may look like with all the influences that the younger generation has, including all the street art influences and the growing available access to digital technologies such as procreate and photoshop amongst others.

Dillon’s work is very dynamic and weaves amazing natural imagery with a really thoughtful palette. We got to chat about what goes into his process and also his amazing side project Medicine Heart murals; a power house trio of Muralists here in Asheville who have created some stunning imagery at festivals across the country. They use the local flora and fauna of whatever area they are in and weave in imagery indigenous cultures that trace their heritage to their respective areas into their paintings. We chatted about Dylans upbringing in the Fl Keys and his journey up to Asheville by way of Taos. We chatted about the uniqueness of Taos and some fun stories about the intriguing earthship community that is over in the area. We spoke about acknowledging your dark side and working through it with art as well. All in all, I thouroughly enjoyed this conversation and it was so great to chat with Dillon,  and Im so happy to have his presence here in this amazing creative community! Hope yall enjoy it!

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