Photoshop Frenzy

Adobe’s Photoshop software is so popular that the word Photoshop can now refer to the software program or to the practice of using any software to alter photos. Julie Blackmon’s “A Life in Frame” exhibit at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art showed how Photoshop can be used to create outstanding works of art. Enjoy!…

The Artisan Market of Liberty, Missouri

The Artisan Market, aka TAM, is an art gallery in downtown Liberty, Missouri that focuses on interactive art, Paint and Sip parties, private Art Parties, private lessons, classes, workshops, pop-up art shows, and other fun events. TAM does not have regular hours. It schedules times for events, parties and classes. The best way to find…

St Stephen Lutheran, Liberty, Missouri

It’s very common for churches to drape the cross in their sanctuaries with white cloth during the Easter season. It reminds us that when the women arrived at the tomb that first Easter morning the only thing they found were Jesus’ burial cloths. The angel told them that Jesus was not there because he had…

Thomas Hart Benton Home

Some artists are so alike it can be hard to recognize their work or their work can be mistaken for that of other artists. Such is not the case with Thomas Hart Benton, an artist whose work is so unique it’s almost impossible to confuse him with other artists. I had the opportunity to visit…

Christ Clasping the Cross

Jesus told his followers regularly to take up their cross daily and follow him:   And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. [24] For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for…

Return to Healing Arts – Part Two

The two artists featured in the current Healing Arts exhibit at the Owatonna Hospital are John C. Niemi and Linda Day. In a previous post I shared Niemi’s landscapes and butterflies. This post will focus on “Linda Day Clay.” As you will see, Linda Day has a very creative and fun approach to clay. This…

Return to Healing Arts – Part One

Now that the Owatonna Hospital is allowing visitors again after the pandemic, I had a chance to see the current exhibit in their Healing Arts program. The exhibit features two artists, Linda Day and John C. Niemi. In this post we take a look at Niemi’s landscapes and butterflies. Niemi’s love of color is evident…

Art of South America – The Thoma Collection

One of the largest and longest-lasting European empires, the Spanish realms spanned from South Asia to South America and lasted nearly 500 years. The Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation is committed to promoting the art of the Spanish Americas and includes works from present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. This Virgin and Child is attributed…