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 …
It’s easy to point out what’s wrong with the world. We all do this, although only a few are paid well to impose their opinions on others.
You don’t have to like broccoli to admire it.
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Santa Claus could use a person like Kathy Snow on his staff, and not just because her last name fits well into his company theme.
While Lauri Borer did not learn all she really needed to know in kindergarten, she did pick up a lot from the world of Walt Disney. …
Thanks to the movies and TV, even the most citified of urban dwellers has a working knowledge of America’s icon, the cowboy. This le…
One of the challenges of living in a throwaway society is that we are in danger of losing our connection to the past. For example, i…
At social events, we all field the question.
In the world of dangerous work, professional artist doesn’t rank up there with loggers, deep-sea fisherman or commercial airline pil…
In spring, when some people’s thoughts turn lightly to rototilling the garden and outsmarting the latest frost date, wildlife painte…
The beauty — and frustration — of history are the differing opinions by experts regarding what actually happened. After all, since t…
She is an artist, living on a farm.
So often, it is the small, inconsequential things that make lasting effects on our lives.
While initially, it may seem that there is little in common among the canals of Venice, Paleolithic cave paintings of Lascaux and fo…
