A look back at the 2022 Hoag Classic with longtime writer Randy Youngman – KCAL9 and CBS2 News, Sports, and Weather

Landlord and housekeeper caught by intruders in Studio CityThe two men allegedly stole the keys to the house from the owner’s wife, who had gone to a doctor’s appointment. reports Jeff Nguyen. 2 hours ago Amber Lee weather forecast (March 7)Temperatures will slowly warm up this week, but there is still a small chance... Read More

Brenda A. Morey, of Brookville, remembered as ‘determined’, ‘selfless’, ‘prolific writer and painter’

Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up to date with the latest coronavirus news across New York Brenda A. Morey, of Brookville, died March 1 at age 73 with her husband, Ron, by her side. This will come as no surprise to those familiar with them, as they have been around for... Read More

Self-taught teen Taichi Yamane’s nail sculptures are wonderfully weird

Thanks to Miss Rona, the past year has been difficult for almost everyone, for more reasons than anyone cares to think about. Despite that, a little silver lining – which we can credit to the hours spent at home during various lockdowns – are the new skills people have picked up, from sewing and... Read More

Grier Horner, longtime Eagle reporter and prolific painter, dies at 86 | Local News

PITTSFIELD – Asked by an interviewer in 1997 what he liked best about his job as a journalist and editor, Grier Horner described it as “one of the best jobs for someone who doesn’t have a great attention span. Something exciting happens today and two days later something else happens. The breakneck pace of... Read More

Here’s what Matt Painter said after No. 3 Purdue’s win over Nicholls

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. – The No. 3-ranked Boilermakers go 12-1 after their 104-90 victory over Nicholls on Wednesday. On Monday, the team officially enters the Big Ten game starting with Wisconsin at Mackey Arena. Here’s what coach Matt Painter had to say about Purdue’s victory over the Colonels. Feel free to read the transcript... Read More

Greene County painter ventures into the world of calendar art | News

Artist Jean Corwin was apparently born with a paintbrush in her hand. “She never puts her brush down,” Corwin’s husband Chuck said. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine Corwin doing anything other than creating. The 73-year-old artist paints to order, paints for fun and teaches painting lessons every month at the Warrior Schoolhouse in Fordyce.... Read More

Mural painter helps children cope with gun violence — High Country News – Know the West

He asked the students to raise their hands if they had been affected by gun violence. Almost everyone has. A girl told how her friend, who was 14 at the time, used a gun to kill herself. A few older students recalled a young woman who had graduated from Bernalillo High School the year... Read More

Hiroshi Hirata, ‘Akira’ Dramatic Inscription Painter, Dies Aged 84 | 4Gamers

December 17, 2021 The family of famous Japanese drama artist Hiroshi Hirata announced via an official blog that Hiroshi Hirata had died of heart failure on the evening of December 11, at the age of 84. Only family members attended the funeral. The photo was drawn by the second son, Mr. Hirata Atsushi, using... Read More

Taiwan in Time: The Writer Who Ate Dreams

After a carefree youth devoted to literature and writing, novelist Yeh Shih-tao was imprisoned during the White Terror. He finally completed Taiwan’s first literary history By Han Cheung / Staff Reporter December 6 to December 12 Yeh Shih-tao (葉石濤) once compared writers to beasts that devour dreams to support themselves. For the first 18... Read More

Even with the writer’s involvement, this document seems vague and incomplete

Nothing in the fuzzy artist profile documentary “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time” comes close to the contagious spirit and accessibility of American author Kurt Vonnegut’s prose. Even the late Vonnegut (“Slaughterhouse Five”, “Breakfast of Champion”) objected, in a 1982 letter to filmmaker Bob Weide (read by voiceover narrator Sam Waterston), that “whatever is good... Read More

KSM Painter Excited About Next Chapter of BYU ‘Dream School’ | News, Sports, Jobs

Painter Keoni Painter’s dream came true when he signed on the dotted line last week to accept a Brigham Young University baseball scholarship. “BYU has always been the school of my dreams, the school I always wanted to go to,” Painter, a senior at Kamehameha Schools in Maui, said Monday. “I was talking to... Read More

Patrick J. Nolan VI, longtime Villanova teacher and Emmy-winning writer, dies at 88

Patrick J. Nolan VI, 88, of Wayne, a colorful, dramatic, and versatile writer; longtime professor of American literature at Villanova University; and winner of a 1979 Emmy Award for TV Movie The Mile of Jerichodied on Thursday November 4 of complications from pneumonia at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Dr. Nolan told The Inquirer in 1982... Read More

Zelda Toll Edelson, publisher, painter and poet, dies at 92

Zelda Toll Edelson, 92, a natural history and science editor for two decades, and a painter and poet for two decades after that, died on Friday November 12 of heart failure at her home in the Quadrangle Retirement Community in Haverford. Creative, driven and independent, Ms Edelson grew up in Philadelphia and lived in... Read More

Alaskan artist uses mammoth bones to create sculptures | Become Alaskan

“To be honest with you, I don’t take myself too seriously. I just do what I love,” Chuck Leake said. “I do stuff and if people like it, they buy it.” Despite his modesty, Leake is well known and highly regarded in Fairbanks. And for good reason. A master sculptor of ivory and bone,... Read More

Matt Painter and Purdue Basketball officially sign threesome in upcoming 2022 promotion

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue coach Matt Painter announced that three high school players have signed their national letter of intent to join the team for the 2022-2023 college basketball season. Cam Heide, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith all submitted documents Tuesday to officially become members of the Boilermakers basketball program. The three players... Read More

A writer creates an office under the reservoirs of the family’s water tower

SUPERIOR, Wisconsin – Carol Dunbar walked through the woods as fallen leaves creaked under her feet. Her property south of Superior includes the main residence, her husband’s studio and a water tower. Living off the grid, the structure is a necessity for the farm’s water pressure – and for Dunbar’s work. “Me, entering this... Read More

Blacksmith monument captures attention with feminine and soft sculptures | Way of life

Get to know Jodie Bliss, blacksmith artist and owner of Bliss Studio Custom Metalwork in Monument, Colorado. Your image of a blacksmith is probably archaic. It is probably about a man hammering a piece of red hot iron on an anvil. But if you conjured up a sculptural blonde doing the same job, welcome... Read More

On this day in 1927: the writer Costas Taktsis was born

On this day in 1927, the Greek writer Costas Taktsis was born. Taktsis is described as a “landmark of post-war literature in Greece”. The Greek Herald looks back on his life. Early life: Costas Taktsís’ father, Grigórios, and his mother Eli were from Eastern Rumelia, a region of Thrace which is now part of... Read More

AHS sculptures, gas field, net zero funding, island research and more …

THE BOARD has “no immediate plans” for two sculptures which were made accessible following demolition work at the former Anderson High School. The sculptures, which stood in a courtyard at the Janet Courtney Inn, are believed to have been the work of students in the 2000s. They have been “well regarded over the years”... Read More

Sculptures that “show the beauty of each watch”

“We wanted to preserve history.” Eduard Kurayev was talking about Berd Vay’e, the company he and Albert Akbashev, a high school friend in New York, founded in 2014. “We wanted to show the world the beauty of every watch.” The company hangs vintage Lucite watch pieces, creating limited-edition sculptures that sell for between $3,500... Read More

Cariboo scenes inspire artist – 100 Mile House Free Press

Cameron Bird had to make the difficult choice of upscaling or painting it. The Lac La Hache artist chose the latter, but his former career as a pack horse guide at Chilcotin Holidays Guest Ranch is a great source of inspiration for his works of art. “Working up there is one of the biggest... Read More

Molly Peacock’s lush biography of Canadian painter Mary Hiester Reid becomes intimate glimpse into life and marriage

There is something magical about approaching a painting. The canvas nose is bold, even when you’re not under the watchful eye of a museum keeper. It is a humiliating experience. It is often too easy to forget that this job in front of you is a physical manifestation of a person’s vision and talent.... Read More

Arts & Extras: Dorothy Gillespie Sculptures Light Up the Hollins Museum (copy) | Z-not-digital

The brightly colored flower-like sculptures of the late Roanoke native Dorothy Gillespie lead a trio of new in-person exhibits displayed inside the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University. Gillespie was best known for her outdoor sculptures and public art – including works that can still be found at Radford University and inside Roanoke’s... Read More

After losing the use of his dominant arm, painter changes life with CGI

NEYAGAWA, Osaka Prefecture – Toshio Katsuma, a painter, was devastated when he lost the ability to use his dominant left hand due to sudden illness 11 years ago. He no longer knew how to draw. It was a blow, and he almost lost the will to live. But seven years later, the artist fulfilled... Read More

In memory of Frank Soos, former award-winning Alaska writer and professor of creative writing

Frank Soos (Photo courtesy of 49 writers.) Former Alaska award-winning writer and professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Frank Soos, has passed away. Soos was on a solo bike ride in Maine last Wednesday when he suffered a fatal accident. Frank Soos was born in 1950 and raised in the mining town of... Read More

Hull Painter Jackie Ranney’s New Collection Turns Beach Litter Into Fine Art

Jackie Ranney, an artist living in the coastal town of Hull, typically goes to the beach twice a day to pick up trash for her collection of paintings, using this salvaged material to create multimedia art. Kjeld Mahoney Ranney has fought for ocean conservation causes wherever she lived, protesting the installation of an oil... Read More

Paintings by famous writer DH Lawrence on display in Scottsdale

Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty Painting “Close-up (kiss)” by DH Lawrence. Most high school and college English literature students know DH Lawrence – many of us remember reading the post-Victorian debauchery of “Sons and Lovers” or “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”. Known as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, Lawrence’s work enveloped English... Read More

Island Portrait: Sculptor, writer, painter draws his inspiration from the natural world | New

A large bronze bird stands in Kiwanis Waterfront Park, next to the Guemes Island ferry terminal, its wings stretching skyward. The artist who created it, Leo Osborne, lives and works across the Channel on the Isle of Guemes. Osborne, who moved to the area in the early 1990s after speaking with the late artist... Read More

Sculptures by the Greenwich artist on display at the landfill are created from other people’s waste

Up to the knees among old golf clubs with chipped wood and tennis rackets without straps, Michael manning spends a day in the field at the Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility on Holly Hill Lane in Greenwich. Manning has been a studio artist his entire working life, but if he’s there every morning at... Read More

Long-time painter Bill Kuchler makes Long Island lighthouses shine

Bill Kuchler is an introvert, except when it comes to discussing his painting – something he has done for as long as he can remember. “I’m very happy to be on my own, painting the barn,” said the 74-year-old former creative director who now spends much of his time in the converted 11/2 car... Read More

Textile sculptures capture the magnificent movement of ocean creatures

Passionate about fabric and guided by her intuition, the artist Mariko Kusumoto creates sculptures inspired by the things that fascinate her. The sometimes portable pieces often revolve around the ocean, and marine inhabitants, like coral, inspire shapes. They blend perfectly with the softness and translucent qualities of the fabric; the pieces have a billowy... Read More

On the Verge: San Antonio painter John Guzman is ready for | success | Art stories and interviews | San Antonio

Click to enlarge Kike San John Guzman with his painting The sound of earning a living. Chances are you don’t know John Guzman’s name, but the San Antonio artist is quickly becoming a success story in his hometown. Raised on the South Side, he walked through East Central High School as a ‘terrible pupil’,... Read More

Phillies first-round pick Andrew Painter: scout reports, highlights & what they’re saying

The Phillies surprised many in the first round of the 2021 MLB Draft when they selected right-handed prep pitcher Andrew Painter with the 13th overall pick, a year after taking on fellow high school pitcher Mick Abel in the 2020 Draft. . The good news is that the Phillies could have the top of... Read More

David Anthony Kraft, writer and comic book columnist, dies at 68

In the mid-1970s, a young George Pérez was paired with Mr. Kraft on Man-Wolf. “We were both working on this show that nobody really cared about, and Dave just took the ball and ran with it,” Pérez said in a phone interview. “He took the character to wobbly territory: outer space, other dimensions, floating... Read More

Obituary: Frederick ‘Tex’ Dawson was an artist, architect, writer and war veteran

Breadcrumb Links Local News Dawson was well known to longtime Gazette readers as a cartoon illustrator for the All Our Yesterdays column written by Edgar Andrew Collard. Author of the article: Jason magder • Montreal Gazette Release date : January 18, 2021 • January 18, 2021 • 3 minutes to read • Join the... Read More

Tom Ferrero from Vienna named 2019 Master Craft Artist Award winner

VIENNA – The Maine Crafts Association (MCA) has named metal artist Tom Ferrero as the 2019 recipient of the MCA Master Craft Artist Award. Tom Ferreero from Vienna has been named the winner of the Master Crafts Art Award 2019. Photo by Tom Ferrero MCA is a state-wide nonprofit organization that promotes the work... Read More