Sharing memories with watercolors
Robert W. Cook doesn’t need a photo album to remember his favorite spots. He paints them in watercolor. From the old buildings of Cuervo, New Mexico, to cafes in France,…
Art-to-Art Palette Journal
Olden strokes weaves new masterworks
Music may be considered the universal language, but fine art is not far behind. From all over the world, artists align with the classical beauty of the ‘Old Masters’ style…
Young voices headlines event
LIMA, OH (NWPR) – In collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club at Bradfield Community Center, ArtSpace/Lima will present, “Capturing the Spirit” on Thursday, September 18 at 5:30 pm, an…
Imagination overload
If you love art but have a hard time deciding which media you are most comfortable with, choose them all! There is nothing wrong with multi-tasking your skills. Tom Emerine…
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…
Novel goes on global tour
VAN WERT COUNTY, OH (PNAN) – Wisdom of Nana via Gebo Passage is a captivating novel that intertwines family, faith, cultural heritage, and career against the backdrop of political upheavals,…
An artist looks at the railway station
In 1876, Claude Monet moved into a studio apartment in the Rue Moncey, close to the Gare St-Lazare. At the time he also had an apartment in the Rue d’Edinbourg…
Themes of humanity set to go on view
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (AAPNW) – Opening in the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park on Friday, October 24, 2025, “Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism” explores Plensa’s career-long engagement with themes common…
Poet Laureate term extended
BISMARCK, ND (PNAN) – “We are deeply honored that Dr. Lajimodiere will continue serving as North Dakota’s Poet Laureate,” said NDCA Executive Director Jessica Christy. “Her work carries power and…
Hometown native works tell stories
PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – Going on view Tuesday, August 26, 2025, “Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt” showcases over 60 prints, sculptures, and textiles that highlight the artist’s career from…
Figural artworks are timeless
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (AAPNW) Currently on view at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park through Sunday, September 21, 2025, “Busted: Contemporary Sculpture Busts” showcases this ancient sculpture genre as…
Man with the golden touch
Everyone born into this miraculous world brings with them a special talent. Be it a voice so richly toned that birds stop singing in midair or hands that, with…
Fantasy art lets artists create worlds
When I was a child, home computers didn’t exist, there were no cell phones, Ipads, or Blackberries, and my parents didn’t plunk me down in front of the television…
Trending American Indian style
Tradition runs deep, especially to those who have had it ripped from their lives. Native Americans have endured tribes being separated, land confiscated and family members being brutally murdered. However,…
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,…
Antar artfully ‘freezes’ the real
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Twist of Fate ascended Miro to greatness
     “No one could look at it and not know it had been painted by a great painter. It has in it all that you feel about Spain when you…
Birth has promise of huge growth
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (PNAN GLOBAL) – In a vibrant world where creativity blossomed and dreams took shape, there emerged a revolutionary platform called Art Emerge. Unlike any art space before,…
Understanding Fathers
He moved with the confident gait of a man on a mission. Every morning, at 5 am sharp, we could see the dark figure wandering the house with his usual…
‘Muffler people’ brighten up a highway
When a small muffler shop on the highway near Walters, Oklahoma, started piling old, beat-up mufflers around their store sign, they didn’t realize they were laying the foundation for an…
Insight from literary artists
By definition, a “unique†object can be produced only once. Therefore, an artwork produced by any person at any skill level is unique. Whether it is painting, drawing, sculpture,…
2008-09 Paint Box cover by Trish McKinney
About the Cover art when as published then 2008/09 Fall/Winter Edition. “Treasured Things”, 23″x 22″ 140 lb. cold press paper, Artist Trish McKinney of New Carlisle, Ohio. “This piece is…
Young Leaders honoring heroes through heart and action
In the heart of Paulding County, Ohio, a group of high school students demonstrated that true heroism isn’t just reserved for those in uniform—it’s shown through acts of kindness, leadership,…
A memoir to motherhood
In a world bustling with life and endless possibilities, there was a special day set aside—a day to honor the women whose love shapes us, nurtures us, and stands as…
From Chicago’s Heart to the World’s Soul—Hope knows no Borders
From the bustling streets of Chicago, where the skyline touches the sky and people from every corner come together, Robert’s dreams took flight. Growing up surrounded by resilience, diversity, and…
Thank you for your service honorees
COLUMBUS, OH (NWPR) – Ohio schools received the Purple Star designation as part of the Class of 2025. The honor is given to schools that demonstrate a significant commitment to…
Show to highlight French finest art
GAINESVILLE, FL (PNAN) – On the agenda for Tuesday, August 2025 in the Gladys Gracy-Harn Exhibition Hall, “French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950” will showcase 56 works, including paintings,…
Works talk about a vision of the future
PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – Opening on Thursday, May 15, 2025 with a public reception from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University,…
Three-year project will be an amazing ‘encounter’
KANSAS CITY, MO (PNAN) – New main gallery opens Friday, May 23, 2025 at the National WWI Museum and Memorial with the exhibit “Encounters” that uses cutting-edge visual storytelling to…
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…
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”…
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…
Art not publicity was his goal
“I curse the b******* who for the sake of writing an article for fifty francs, drew the attention of the public to me. All my life I have worked to…
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…