CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will host Midcoast visual artist Jon Byrer for a show of his signature “Puddle Paintings” in the Picker Room Gallery, August 2 - 30. The exhibit is an opportunity for the community to see a large collection of Byrer’s work in-person and discover what mak

The American painter proves his creative spark is still strong in a new show at Michael Werner Gallery in London.

At 87, Peter Saul is free as a bird. He has the luxury to pick and choose only the things he likes to do, most of the time. His imagination continues to run free, allowing him t

A “tax holiday” was included in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “family relief plan,” one prong of several bills making up the state's operating budget. The tax breaks passed with nearly unanimous support in the General Assembly and provided an estimated $1.8 billion in tax relief for Illinoisans.

It seems that artists see the world through a different lens than most. They find inspiration in every subway ride, waiting room and streetscape. It’s a gift that allows them to look at the world around them and channel it into a poignant painting, capture it in a candid photograph or sketch ou

BRAINERD — Tucked away in a building at the fair, a woman meticulously planned each of her brush strokes as she explained each of the different styles of her craft.

The decorative work was rosemaling, and it represented a region of Norway where the style originated hundreds of years ago.<

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The ingenuity of DIYers is basically limitless, even when applied to something as simple as caulk. If you find yourself with caulking to do at home but no caulking gun, it's not impossible to solve the problem. However, we must admit

Makeup is an art. And like all other creators of artworks, makeup artists, too, try innovative techniques, acquire new skills and aspire to get better at what they create. Not just that, all of us have sought a tutorial to ace our makeup game, haven’t we? From perfecting that winged eyeliner to

Six lines and five colours was all it took to make a masterpiece. By 1922, the modernist mission appeared to be complete. In Piet Mondrian's Composition with Blue, Yellow, Red, Black and Grey, only primary colours prevail. The orange and cornflower blue that lingered the previous year had been ba

Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

There’s a series of windows on the side of the street, it’s filled with a plethora of eye-catching art: a big canvas featuring a gentleman with a dour expression, accordion in hand, a smokey gray cat below him. A ventr

With the astronomical cost of cars, gas, and pretty much anything auto-related, car owners are desperate to save money. That can mean waiting in long Costco gas lines or skipping frivolous services like car washes altogether. But as perpetual penny pinchers know, there’s almost always a cheaper