It didn’t hit Cheryl Peterson until she saw all 32 portraits leaning side by side against two adjoining walls in an art gallery on the campus of Virginia Tech. Her chalk pastel portraits of each of ...

Joseph Cotes, “Portrait of Joseph and his Brother John Gulston” (1754), pastel on blue paper, mounted on canvas (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — ...

Like the antique roses in her garden, Bea Staton, Deer Park Art LeagueÕs Artist of the Month, has blossomed in recent years. The prolific artist had no idea she had talent until she began taking art ...

There is a thrill in finding amazing bargains at thrift shops. It can be exhilarating and fun, and you never know what unusual finds you might discover. Secondhand thrift shopping, with all its ...