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Fracaro, Angela

Mooresville artist Cotton Ketchie is famous for his watercolor paintings of rustic scenes, including old barns, churches, cabins, and coastal areas.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 57 Issue 8, Jan 1990, p26-27, il Periodical Website

Artists--Mooresville; Ketchie, Cotton, 1944-

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Mayer, Barbara

Cotton Ketchie is painting scenes from all across North Carolina. Ketchie began drawing sketches as a child. His only formal training came only in an introductory art course at Mitchell Community College. His hobby soon became his passion and as his talents grew, Ketchie was able to quit his job and begin painting full-time. Ketchie bases his studio at his home in Mooresville. From there, he travels across the state, from the mountains to the Outer Banks, finding scenes to paint. His primary goal is to paint scenes and places he fears may not be around for his children to see. Some of his more notable paintings and drawings include scenes from Currituck Lighthouse, Grandfather Mountain, Chinqua-Penn Plantation, and Ocracoke Island Lighthouse. Ketchie's art style, what he describes as “sensitive realism,” has been influenced by Bob Timberlake, Mel Kester, and Andrew Wyeth.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 51 Issue 4, Sept 1983, p18-20, il, por Periodical Website

Artists--Mooresville; Ketchie, Cotton, 1944-