ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Asheville artist who lost his studio space and 10s of thousands of dollars’ worth of watercolor paintings was left to live in his van reflecting on life nearly a year since Hurricane Helene took nearly everything from him.
Spencer Beals said after the storm last September, he went in a kayak to Foundation Studios in the River Arts District (RAD) to recover some of his pieces.
Something few artists in RAD were fortunate enough to do…