By her own words, Chrys Corn Goodman felt she had thrown her art career to the curb. Then, after a long creative sabbatical, she picked up her paintbrushes and began making her colorful, abstracted portraits.

Matt Peiken of See Hear drops by the Pink Dog Gallery in Asheville's RAD for the opening reception of Goodman's exhibition of post-Helene work. Let’s meet the California transplant, see some of her work and learn what brought her back to painting.