Art In Action: Ashcan Art Series Part One
World War I lasted 4 and a half years between July 1914 and November 1918, then in the years of the late 1920’s the Great Depression hit our country–hard.
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Art In Action: Lakeland Art Association Summer Show Awards
Outstanding artwork was submitted and recognized Sunday, July 12 at the Lakeland Art Association reception at the gallery located at 302 Winona, Warsaw.
Read MoreArt In Action Frauds, Fakes And Forgeries
We learned last week that Han Van Meegeren achieved his goal of proving himself an artist that could create masterpieces.
Read MoreArt In Action: Fakes, Frauds, Forgeries
By Darla McCammon InkFreeNews Columnist Before we start this week, I want to thank Senior Master Sergeant Lehman for his call about the recent “nose art” column. He correctly identified our nose art aircraft as an A26 (also called a B26 after World War II) instead of a … Read More
Art in Action: Considering Chloe Romack
Thanks to instructor Don Swartzentruber, I interviewed Advanced Placement art student and Warsaw Community High School senior Chloe Romack. One of the first questions I asked her was “How has the coronavirus pandemic affected you?”
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By Darla McCammon I have heard many sources call this Pandemic a “war.” Our country has always responded well when under attack and this virus is no exception. It has become the enemy. It is uplifting to see the different ways we are coping and helping. Similarities exist … Read More
Art In Action: Matchstick Artists
By Darla McCammon Now that gas is finally affordable—you find out from Gov. Holcomb that you can’t go anywhere! Frustrating, right? So let’s check out some places where you can go. Remember, how the old yellow pages ad used to say, “Let your fingers do the walking?” You have, … Read More
Art In Action: A Jeopardy Preparedness Quiz
By Darla McCammon Are you housebound with a cranky spouse and three bored kids? Or are you the only one home and going stir-crazy? Want to throttle those people who hoarded all the toilet paper? This week you can relax, get a break, imagine you are about to … Read More
Art In Action: Medical Illustrators Are In Demand
By Darla McCammon Are you gaining an unwanted education in Pandemics, viruses, restricted travel, school closings, how to wash your hands and empty supermarket shelves? Have you seen some of the incredibly beautiful illustrations of the deadly Coronavirus? Seeing those drawings began a curiosity to search for the … Read More
Art In Action: O’Keeffe’s Modern Art Evolves
By Dee Anna Muraski Guest Author Georgia O’Keeffe held tremendous influence on Modern Art during her 60-year career in art. Today her work is displayed prominently in The Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, both in New York and the Philadelphia Museum of Art … Read More
Art In Action: Evolution Of Modern Art In America
By Dee Anna Muraski This week and next, with the help of Dee Anna Muraski, we will explore a new direction in art with you. Here is an excellent two-week series on modern art offered to us by Muraski. If we take a broad-brush stroke to the 1900s, … Read More
Art In Action: A Spirited Volunteer’s Paintings Live On
By Darla McCammon In my 11 years as executive director of the Animal Welfare League, I encountered many different personalities. Some of them were our clients and staff members, while others were generous donors and volunteers. I enjoy meeting people and many in this group were also quite … Read More
Art In Action: Encaustic Painting
By Darla McCammon The artist we featured last week, Kathy Stutzman, has been creating encaustic artwork. This lovely aqua creation is one of her pieces. Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, uses beeswax that is heated and mixed with various color pigments that are usually in … Read More
Art In Action: Kathy Stutzman
By Darla McCammon It was my daughter Dee Anna, involved in helping with literacy, who helped me make the acquaintance of Kathy Stutzman when she worked at Warsaw Community Public Library. Stutzman was always doing creative and inventive things to attract people to her literary world. I remember … Read More
Art In Action: A Deep Dive Into Puzzling Pieces
By Darla McCammon Today, we will discuss more intriguing facts about one of America’s favorite table games to enjoy this winter. The first jigsaw puzzles were made in 1760 by Berkshire mapmaker John Spilsbury. He called them “dissected maps” and they were not known as jigsaw puzzles until … Read More
Art In Action: Puzzle History
By Darla McCammon In the last two weeks, I have taken you to the island of Kauai to occupy your time and escape this dreary January weather. This week, we’re going to talk about something else that people use to occupy their time in the often gloomy winter … Read More