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Paulette is an artist near Banner Elk. He works on large paintings that are striking for their color and unusual texture.

I REALLY COULD AMAZING. I LOVE THIS STORY. YEAH, GREAT JOB. EVERYBODY. OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER, HE'S BEEN SPENDING TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS WHICH ALWAYS MAKES FOR A PRETTY PICTURE. TONIGHT, SCOTT MASON FEATURES AN ARTIST'S NEAR BANNER ELK WHO MIXES COLOR WATER AND EMOTION. >> I LOVE IT. I LOVE MOVING UP TO THE MOUNTAINS. I LOVE BEING OUT HERE. >> RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOUNTAINS. AND SO HE PAINTS THE MOUNTAINS FOR BEING WHO I AM INTO IT. HE'S SPONTANEOUS THING OPEN. LIKE, WHERE DO THINGS MONTE? NESTLE HAPPEN. THAT'S HOW TAYLOR SWIFT HAPPEN LIKE THIS SHAPE HERE. I JUST LIKE STARTED MAKING RANDOM WEIRD SHAPES AND PEOPLE WILL RESPOND TO IT. I DON'T HAVE TO HOLD BACK. NO HOLDING BACK IN THE PAINTINGS OF KENT, PAUL. IT PUTTING MY MOTION INTO IT. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I HOPE TO COME ACROSS HIS PAINTING OF ACTRESS JENNIFER LAWRENCE. GIVE UP CONTROL HIS PAINTING OF ROCK AND ROLLER TOM PETTY. IT'S THEIR EMOTION. IS THEY? BUT CONTROL? NOT SO MUCH. WE'LL SEE THAT THERE'S A BARE THEIR MOUNTAINS. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD ABOUT THEIR SOMETHING TWISTED HAS TRACKED ABOUT IT AND THAT GIVEN THAT SAME SENSE, I SENSE OF SURPRISE. WELL, I KIND OF GET SOME OTHER ROUTES, CAN'T PAUL, IT IS NOT IN A RUT, THOUGH. RIGHTS ARE OFTEN PART OF HIS WORK. THE TAX LIKE THE EARTH JUST SMEARING A VERY VULNERABLE WITH IT. HE GREW UP IN HICKORY N TAUGHT HIMSELF HAD A PAIN. ITS WHIMSICAL. IT CAN BE. AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT YOU SEE NOW BECAUSE THIS LOOKS FUN, DOESN'T IT? HAHA. IS PAINTING BY THE CREEK NEAR US. HAVE. AT POWDERHORN MOUNTAIN IN DEEP GAP. NORTH CAROLINA IN WATAUGA COUNTY. >> TALK TO ME. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ONE. I PUT IT INTO THE ART. HE PUTS THE CREEK INTO HIS ARM. IT HAS THESE TINY LITTLE PARTICLES IN IT. AND SO I LOVE THAT THAT'S CAPTURED IN THERE. BUT THEY KIND OF COME TOGETHER THE WATER AND THE PAIN REALLY PUT A LOT OF MOST INTO IT. THE EMOTION WITHIN THE ART OF CAN CALL IT. FULL-TIME OR >> HE'S PAINTING ARE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE STATE AND BEYOND. ART OFTEN PAINTED WITH CREEK WATER. YOU CAN ALSO SEE IN THE PAINTINGS AND YOU CAN TELL HOW PAIN AND IT JUST IT WAS LIKE IT JUST FLOWED. IT'S LIKE THERE'S A CREEK THAT LOOKS LIKE THE CREEK JUST FLOWING UNDER THERE. >> I THINK I'VE COME A LONG WAYS AND IT FEELS LIKE I AM PAINTING PRETTY WORRY FREE THESE DAYS, WORRY FREE. N? ROUNDS BY THE VERY SUBJECT. THE PAINT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE A REAL THING. NOT JUST SOMETHING ON THE COMPUTER. FARES AND TURKEYS ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY. AND IT'S JUST A

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Thinking about taking a ski trip this winter in North Carolina? Here's how Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain compare.

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On Dec. 17, 2022, skiers and snowboarders prepare to go down the slopes at Beech Mountain.

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