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Masters of Light: 4 Plein Air Painters

Feb 23, 2021 01:00PM

Plein air painting encourages artists to step into nature and utilize the beauty they observe amongst the landscape’s ever-changing light. Here, we introduce you to four of our region’s finest plein air painters.

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Celebrate Chinese New Year

Jan 26, 2021 09:23AM

Legend has it that the monster “Nian” would terrorize villages once a year, but villagers finally determined that bright red decorations and loud fireworks kept the monster at bay. So, Chinese New Year itself became a day for fighting off monsters (hence the fireworks-filled celebrations), but also praying to gods and honoring deceased loved ones.

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Local Gallery Roundup — Art Galleries in Your Area

Nov 25, 2020 01:24PM

Local art is imperative to building a diverse and cultured community, and now more than ever galleries need your support. We spoke with several to see how they’ve pivoted amid the pandemic and reimagined how art can be shared.

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Word Play: Season’s Greetings

Nov 24, 2020 04:47PM

A Custom Crossword by Gail Marie Beckman, 702-869-6416, customcrosswords.com

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Word Play: Set Sail

Nov 04, 2020 09:11AM

A Custom Crossword by Gail Marie Beckman, 702-869-6416, customcrosswords.com

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Spotlight On Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom

Nov 03, 2020 02:05AM

Pre-pandemic, Folsom’s award-winning visual and performing arts complex, the Harris Center for the Arts (HCA), was hosting over 400 public events every year, attracting over 150,000 attendees annually, and bringing in millions of dollars to the region. Despite their lights being dimmed for the unforeseeable future, one thing remains certain in this uncertain time: The show will, eventually, go on. We caught up with Los Rios Community College District’s Chancellor Dr. Brian King and Folsom Lake College President Dr. Whitney Yamamura about the current status of the HCA and their plans for a safe, and even more successful, return.

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Spotlight on Watercolor Artist David Lobenberg

Sep 29, 2020 05:04PM

“I discovered I was smitten with watercolor at the age of 16, after my parents signed me up for a class taught by Richard Yip who painted ‘wet on wet’—a very difficult and lovely technique,” shares Lobenberg. “There are precious few options to correct or make color changes with watercolor; and, when mastered, the medium has a beautiful, spontaneous, and translucent life to it.”

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Spotlight On Auburn's Paul Harman: Pastel Artist

Aug 26, 2020 03:15PM

Harman creates realistic, light-filled landscapes and seascapes, along with vibrant paintings of animals. “I love the beauty of nature we have at our doorstep, and the places I travel to,” shares Harman. “Capturing [it] fills my senses and makes me happy.”

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Spotlight on Sacramento Surreal Artist Steve Jones

Jul 29, 2020 11:37AM

Steve “S.R.” Jones often begins his romantic, surrealist-style paintings using photographs taken with a 1940s-era Graflex camera with a Polaroid back. Altering the color and texture using sandpaper or steel wool, he then paints and draws on the altered photo before adding found images or objects.

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Book Club: 12 Local Authors to Read This August

Jul 27, 2020 05:35PM

For the 12th year, Style brings you the latest stack of accomplished area authors and their published works. In no particular order…

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