When a fox named Fresno encounters three border-crossing foxes from Mexico, they all wind up partying at a palm oasis–in a series of enchanting illustrations by British-born artist Anthony W. Parr. “A fox knows no borders, just how to have…
Tag: Elaine Mathews
Elaine Mathews: Master of Rock and Earth
Slow Art, Palm Desert Firehouse Mural, Historic Artist’s Home in Danger and More
With Desert X returning to the Valley in 2019, all eyes will be on installations scaled to Instagram. In the shift to Insta-art, those who work in the enduring tradition of 20th Century Impressionist painters are easily overlooked. One such…
Desert Americana, Western Abstraction, Coyote Fur and Rams’ Horns
The Cathedral City Historical Society hosts the master of desert Americana, Ron Backer, at a luncheon Thursday, November 5, 2015. Backer, a transplant from South Dakota, zones in on a neighborhood and soon unearths stories even the locals don’t know;…
Val Samuelson House, Ziemienski’s Sunset, Mystery Artist and More
Agnes Pelton Way, Death Valley 49ers, Morongo Art Tours, etc.
Branding experts make big bucks dreaming up campaigns to sell communities, yet one of the simplest ways to build an identity is to promote a beloved artist. It worked for Santa Fe, in the case of Georgia O’Keeffe, and it’s…
Terry Masters’ New Gallery, Mark Kerckhoff Classes, Desert Art Center Lectures
Desert Art Center 2012 Paint-Outs
Desert Art Center Paint-Outs Resume on Sept. 18th
September 5, 2010–Painters from the Desert Art Center in Palm Springs have been visiting the local canyons and oases together for more than 60 years. A Paint-Out is not an art class but a free-form excursion for artists who want…