Titled Sailing, or Sailboats in a Harbor, this is a pastel on paper attached to a board by artist Jonas Lie, who lived from 1880 to 1940. I love using pastel. You can do a lot with the medium, as evidenced in this beautiful work by Mr. Lie. I encourage anyone […]

This group has just kicked off its 2022 Summer Challenge. I sometimes come off as an abrasive jerk. (I am a natural curmudgeon and hermit.) So I like to remind myself to be nice to people, or at least try. This non-profit is one of the ways I do that.

More news involving The Beatles, which Angela wrote about a few days back. Take a look. There are some cool prints by a great artist.

”Mixing her father’s negatives from the Great Depression with pictures taken on her iPhone, the master printmaker created a series of photopolymer gravures that expand the concept of family memorabilia.” I find this fascinating. “Photogravure belongs to the intaglio family of printmaking. It consists of capturing an image on a […]

A chance encounter brought a father and daughter back together again, sparking an extraordinarily moving journey of love and forgiveness in the face of mental illness, homelessness, and hardship. While documenting homeless people on the streets of Honolulu, Diana Kim came across her own father. The man who she remembered […]

“Color your way through the palettes of famous paintings.”

“A 35-year-old self-taught artist, in 1990 Rayed Mohamed immigrated with his family from Yemen to the United States. While his primary language is Arabic, he speaks some English. However, he best expresses himself through his art.” His art is being featured at The Museum of Modern Art in New York […]

Pre-pandemic, more buses rolled through Seattle’s Third Avenue than any other street in North America. The busy transit corridor has deteriorated greatly during the pandemic. There has been a spike in violence dramatic enough to shut down the Third and Pike bus stop. The city recently launched “Operation New Day” […]

I came across this beautiful etching today. The artist is named Sheryl Steiger Young. The detail is amazing. “Fine line drawing and attention to minute detail characterize Young’s artwork.” Her animal etchings will be on display at a gallery in Vermont during the month of May. “The nature and animal […]

Then, he climbs inside. But wait, there’s more! Watch and see. Reminds me of some of the unique stuff we have concocted with our friend Trimpin.