Painting News

Until now, few have known the story of the cartoon-like murals that once covered the interior of the Playland Arcade on Coney Island's Surf Avenue.

It takes a lot of chutzpah to reduce one of the most powerful men on Earth to a pile of fruits and vegetables.

Visual Arts Society of Texas member Tonya Littmann of Denton will exhibit a collection of her fine art quilts at the PointBank Black Box Theatre, 318 E. Hickory St., through July 11.

Blood trickles from thorns strewn around his forehead, yet his hand reaches out toward those who view a new painting at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hazleton.

"This was the first verse that he wrote," he said by way of introduction to Lead Belly's Goodnight Irene .

From the 1960s onwards there was not so much a renaissance of art in New Zealand but a true naissance, a sudden birth of confidence and brilliant achievement in painting and sculpture.

From a disco for babies to a fun-filled show full of paint to a roof top performance with intriguing acrobatics - people of all ages are enjoying an array of entertainment during the second weekend of this year's Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

Two dozen paintings by Dolores "Toppy" Cochran went on display Friday at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

The Duchess of Cornwall visited Kew Gardens this week to view an exhibition to celebrate late artist and musician Rory McEwen.

This time the painting was Monet's The Japanese Footbridge , an impressionist masterpiece depicting lush gardens and a lily pond.

The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer's logo.

It's a battle of the most skillful animals on BGT - but Pudsey doesn't have anything to worry/whine about The fight is on for the nation's next most entertaining animal as some hairy hopefuls aim to put a smirk on Simon Cowell's perma-frozen face.

A topless portrait of "Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur sold for nearly $2 million at New York auction house Christie's on Wednesday night.

TEMECULA Artists wondering where to begin when painting a 10-foot by 12-foot street painting are encouraged to participate in the Street Painting Workshop offered Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Main Street parking lot.

Kirstie Alley is no stranger to body image issues - and now she's speaking out against Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries about his feelings on weight.

The last time I was at Seattle Art Museum after-hours on a Thursday - it's open until 9 p.m. - I was virtually alone .

Fire at Vuhlehirska TPP was caused by a violation of the rules of the coal handling system operation by the duty shift, which led to the accumulation of coal dust in the turbine house and its subsequent ignition, energy and coal industry minister Eduard Stavytsky said during Hour of Questions to the Government in Parliament, ForUm correspondent ... (more)

The grand opening of Cupcake Charlie's at Patriot Place on Saturday, May 18 th is sure to be a family event with cupcake giveaways, face painting, a photo booth and a DJ.

By Monisha Martins - Maple Ridge News Published: May 15, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 15, 2013 5:05 PM As an artist, Jennie Holland has always been drawn to the personal, painting and sketching works that lay bare her heart.

Artist Eduardo Agelvis of Venezuela, whose work is on display at the Westport Arts Center's "SOLOS 2013" exhibit, shared his creativity today with youngsters at the Center.