Sin to talk
PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – On Thursday, March 6, 2025 from Noon-1:00 pm, join artist Joshua Sin for Fresh Connections, a gallery discussion on the current exhibition, “Just Playin’ Around” at…
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All about the mighty buck
IRVINE, CALIF (PNAN) – On view through April 5, 2025 at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California is an exhibition, “The Intimacies Between Continents”…
A profoundness in realism
We all appreciate vivid photographs that capture a gap in time when an incredible moment can never be relived. It is not just the picture that is burned in our…
Making playful works with fun
PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – The exhibition, “Just Playin’ Around” opens on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU, showcasing the work of Derrick Adams,…
Mountain Dulcimer Concert
TROY, OH (NWPR) – On Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:30 pm, the annual Mountain Dulcimer Society of Dayton concert at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center features mountain dulcimer artist Lorinda…
Spices of variety show
CHICAGO, IL (AAPNW) – From Friday, January 17 through April 6, 2025, going on view in the Café Logan at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, “Our Lived…
Students to tell stories via the lens
RICHMOND, VA (PNAN) – Opening Saturday, January 18, 2025 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in the Smurfit WestRock Art Education Center, “M.LiT Exhibition: Storytelling” is a project developed…
Collection from the baroque era
ATHENS,, GA (PNAN) – The Georgia Museum of Art will present the exhibition “Beyond the Medici: The Haukohl Family Collection” from Saturday, February 1 to May 18, 2025. The exhibition…
Mother’s sways brought his ‘boat’ ashore
Ever wonder how some artists are able to capture the essence of a landscape or that magical gleam in a child’s eye of a portrait? Dan Knepper asked himself this…
Potter works on Center’s agenda
TROY, OH (NWPR) – An exhibit, “Order and Fire” of pottery by Philip Matthews opens Saturday January 11, 2025 at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center with an artist reception on January…
Planting new roots in America’s West
An artist is passionate about what feels right. The journey to this destination is not always easy with road blocks and detours along the way. It makes one wonder how…
A rich legacy of an artist-educator
EDMONDS, WA (PNAN) – As one of the leading Northwest artists of his generation, George Tsutakawa (1910–97) was internationally known for his sculpture and fountain designs. However, a lesser-known aspect…
When Illustrations and Watercolors meet
What do you get when you mix an architectural illustrator with a Plein Air Artist? You get a mixture of the most creative and detailed paintings of all time. You…
An in-depth look at landscape
Many artists enjoy painting landscapes, but painting a convincing landscape is more than just finding a pretty scene. The best landscape paintings have a convincing sense of depth, letting the…
Looking at Botticelli’s Primavera
In the Middle Ages, there were no mandatory birth certificates, and many records have crumbled to dust. However, it is believed that in 1445, in a working-class district…
French Revolution’s official artist
No one’s neck was safe from the guillotine during the years following the French Revolution in 1789. This period was called “The Terror†for good reason. The French motto of…
Forthcoming new shows
YOUNGSTOWN, OH (AAPNW) – The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University’s Center of Contemporary Art will open 2025 with five exhibitions: Julia Betts’s The Dams are Broken,…
Miniature painting began with illustrated books
    Miniature paintings are very small works of art, usually 8 x 10 inches or smaller and probably started with books known as “illuminated manuscripts.† These are handmade books where…
Artifacts’ role in history
BRUNSWICK, ME (PNAN) – Still on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in the Walker, Rotunda, Assyrian and Boyd Galleries, through Sunday, February 5, 2023, “Antiquity & America:…
Making do with what you have
BELLEVUE, WA (PNAN) – On view through January 29, 2023, “New Art and Sounds from the Pacific Northwest: Indie Folk” is a show of works that are handmade, unpretentious and…
Rubens paints Daniel in the Lions’ Den
In the mid-1600s the Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish; 1577-1640) spent quite a bit of time in the royal menagerie at Brussels, making careful studies of North African…
Illustrating your life
Artists’ journals and sketchbooks are doorways into a secret world. They are packed with drawings, paintings, and words — some polished, some rough, some never intended for anyone to see…
Keeping a child’s perspective
As we grow older, our sense of wonder and anticipation seems to wither. Wouldn’t it be great to stay in that naïve state of mind where everything was an adventure…
A pulp full of art in those grain
When you are an artist and your primary media is wood, thousands of images can come to mind. Vessels, carvings, sculptures, and other types of decorative art can make an…
Their roots are solid
ANCHORAGE, AK (PNAN) – On show, occupying the East Wing of the First Floor Education Hallway and West Wing Second Floor at the Anchorage Museum through Sunday, April 13, 2025,…
Form versus color show?
PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – On view through Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, “Color Outside the Lines” is an exhibit that…
Site-Specific Public Art to be unveiled
HOUSTON, TX (PNAN) – The Moody Center for the Arts will commemorate the opening of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s immersive audiovisual installation Climate Parliament by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer with a public reception on…
Fiely: The Journey continues
Editor’s note: This feature first published in print in 2007-08 as the cover artist. At the bottom, the print feature is available for viewing with all artworks. The chugging of…
The Spirit of Cape Ann
Maine has always been traditionally linked to American art. The natural resources of wood and gems were first traced to Native Americans and later to the early Colonial days. However,…
Brushstrokes are the artist’s ‘handwriting’
Everyone knows that painters use brushstrokes. But did you know that each brushstroke is important to the success of the painting? Brushstrokes can be thought of as the handwriting of…
Hitting the right value
Tone, Value and Hue are important words for any artist who wants to paint realistically. “Tone†in art it refers to light and shadow. There are three basic tone divisions: …
Changing tools made all the difference
When we think of oil paints, we automatically think of brushes. Artist Ken Gore, however, applies his paint with knives – not just ordinary kitchen knives but the specialized tools…
What is Hyperrealism?
Automobiles, tractors and trucks take on a new meaning when they burst into life with extreme detail and lucidity. John Schaeffer of La Grange, Texas, takes realism to a new…
An epic event coming to the Tarheel State
CHARLOTTE, NC (PNAN) – On Saturday, September 21 on the lawn at the Mint Museum Randolph, this one-day ceramics event features works and live pottery demonstrations by North Carolina potters.…
Style in art is a personal matter
Picasso. Thomas Kincade. Mary Cassatt. Norman Rockwell. Georgia O’Keeffe. Can you visualize a certain kind of artwork for each name? This is because each of these artists has a…
Calligraphy is more than just letters
The art of beautiful writing is well defined by this following quote from an unknown author. “Geometry can produce legible letters, but Art alone makes them beautiful. Art begins where…
She raises talent to the highest
The 2005 Fall/Winter print edition of Art-to-Art Palette Journal featured a bold orange sunflower on the cover that introduced “Summer’s Last Bloom” by Karen Schlosser-Flesch of Decatur, Indiana. The playful…
Shape it, glaze it, raku it: pottery is fun
Possibly the most popular handcraft in the nation, pottery has made amazing strides on both professional and hobby levels since the end of WWII. There are a lot of reasons…
The Consistency of Art
Watercolor by Pat Rayman Prose by Ben Rayman “A Heart’s Icon” Home again not too far away, Memories of thy youth glide smoothly like a sleigh. Rising dawn is painted…
Queen City art center: Vamos a festejar
(NWPR) – Coming on view Saturday, September 18 at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, “Where Do We Go From Here? Selections from La Colección Jumex” is one of…
‘Peach’ potter is a natural
Gail Russell of Lewis Center, Ohio is not only a gifted potter and workshop presenter in wheel thrown pottery, but also an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Ohio Wesleyan…
Rabbits, eggs and springtime are tradition
The Easter Bunny has hopped a long way in his lifetime — all the way from ancient Europe, Alsace and Germany to the United States. Even part of his…
Reality in its finest
New York City is a bustling metropolis, often referred to as the “Big Apple.†The cityscapes, history and mixed cultures, are like no other place in the world. From 19th…
Works of artistic innovation
GAINSVILLE, FL (PNAN) – “Metamorphosis: Reshaping Contemporary Art” will feature artists who are rethinking traditional materials and techniques to create innovative works of art. The artist’s works tell new stories about…
One man with two huge talents
Tony Bennett is a Grammy award-winning performer whose memorable songs include I Left My Heart in San Francisco. He is also a highly respected professional artist who signs his art…
Secrets of a professional artist
Becoming an award-winning watercolor painter, like Stan Miller, takes years of training, practice, and most of all, a perception of what is important. For over 30 years, Miller has been…
Guts to Glory: The Red Dress Story
Everyone has a dream, but few follow through. Entrepreneurship demands big capital, long hours and lots of failures. Why take the risks? Because this is your dream and what you…
Her daisies are natural wonders
Creativity is not limited to painting, photography, and ceramics or sculpting. Having the ability to transform any idea into a stimulation of the senses can be considered an art form. …
Matt Temple: A step back in time
Local artist and Wassenberg Art Center Office Manager Matt Temple has been selected as the 2022 Ohio Art Education Association’s Distinguished Citizen for Art Education in the Northwest Region. This…
Enjoy the yums of labor
MADISON, IN (AAPNW) – On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from 5:30-8:00 pm, Jordan Gardner will guide participants through the prep and design of their own charcuterie board in “The Art…