Local classical realist artist Benjamin F. Long IV currently has artwork displayed in Wine Down restaurant and bar on Main Street in Brevard.

Known to many for his large scale fresco works throughout the Carolinas, Long has a well established repertoire in the art of Classical Realism. After completing studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the Art Students League in New York, Long apprenticed in Florence, Italy, under maestro Pietro Annigoni for nearly nine years before returning to his native North Carolina. His work includes a wide variety of figurative, portraiture...