Courtland Blade said he’s glad to call Indianapolis home, in a city that’s focused on growing the arts.
Courtland Blade is an Indianapolis artist who has traveled across the country to learn his trade and have his artwork seen.
“I would like (my art) to be enjoyed and have a life of its own once it’s created,” the contemporary artist said, whose work focuses on oil painting. “It’s just got a natural quality to it, pulling from real life. But at the same time, it has an abstract goal to it.”
Blade’s work has been shown both nationally and internationally, and is in various public and private collections, including the permanent collections at the University of Indianapolis, Indiana State University, DePauw University, Sishang Art Museum and Eskenazi Health.
Blade said he’s glad to call Indianapolis home, in a city that’s focused on growing the arts.
“You see the growth over the years,” …