More than once, when artist Tanna Scott has shown her horse and cow paintings at an art festival or show, someone begins to cry.
COLUMN: He teaches. He paints. He digs clay in out-of-the-way places. And, throughout an art career that spans 54 years and counting, Pat Fleming has thrown a LOT of pots.
COLUMN: She was 5. She loved to draw. Her father was an artist. And there, in her parent's bedroom next to her father's palette of oil paints, was a gloriously blank wall.
COLUMN: Artist Trudy Love Tantalo forayed into philosophy by creating "junk journals," handmade paper books embellished with lace, fabric, ribbons, even discarded cereal boxes.
COLUMN: Berney School kindergarten teacher Kelley Hubbard has a literal visual of this concept — a partially completed paint-by-number landscape worked upon in the 1950s by her biological grandmother, Betty Nelsen.
Because we are all incredibly unique human beings, we gravitate toward interests that fit our distinctive abilities. It is for this …
A simple gift does more than tell the recipient you care about them. Many times, that Christmas or birthday present sparks a respons…
When wildlife artist James Reid first picked up a brush, it wasn’t to paint an elk or moose. He painted a sign.
As anyone with a sibling knows, brothers and sisters agree on some things and don’t on others. That’s the magic of family.
Children’s toys are not insignificant, transitory things. Many people remember a favorite doll or truck, lucky marble, board game or…
People who hike with Doug Paulson don’t just move their feet. After a few minutes with the nature photographer, they learn details m…
It’s no secret that most people don’t like to see photos of themselves — especially candid ones!
Life isn’t static. We may start out on one road, heading to a particular destination, and by the time we’ve lived for a while — say,…
Anyone who creates with their hands knows how long it takes to make beautiful things.
She is a grandmother now. But Nancy Richter has never lost a child’s fascination for a sky full of clouds.
Humans innovate, figuring out creative ways to solve problems. For example, consider the difficulty of capturing and restraining a f…
Parents remember the oddest things about their children. And given that most adults do not recall their toddler years, we accept tho…
From rocky cliffs and chilling fog to warm, sunny beaches, Highway 101 is one of the longest, most scenic highways in the U.S. Drivi…
The unusual nature of Sandra Haynes’ childhood is best evidenced by her baby blanket: a bobcat hide from an animal her mother found …
The next time you’re around a metric ruler, look at the size of a millimeter.
If we were to contemporize the old English rhyme naming four good-luck items a bride includes in her wedding outfit, it might look l…
Technology changes constantly and its siren call of something new — NOW — beckons and attracts.
Plein-air painters get used to all sorts of weather. Because of the nature of their studio — outside, in the plain air — they operat…
One moment, the landscape is gray and flat, almost forgettable.
Stop and think about where you live — Walla Walla, Dayton, Waitsburg, the surrounding areas. This is home.
Dennis Zupan was on the exam table for an endoscopy, when the doctor glanced at the chart.
David Partridge’s 60-plus years as an artist started with a fourth-grade assignment and a bar of soap. Or rather, the lack of a bar …
Yard sales are places to find unexpected treasures, but when I stopped at one last summer I never knew the treasure I found would be…
Everyone has a camera these days.
If you ever have a run-in with a porcupine, you’ll probably remember the experience. Anne Behlau certainly has.
In the back of our minds, “they” always speak.
The only thing certain about life is that it’s uncertain.
Rocks, these days, really rock.
If the world existed of only science, there would be no art. If all people focused on technology, no one would create paintings. If …
