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Posted in Arizona on Oct 31st, 2008
Noted plein air artist, Joshua Been, was honored this past Friday, October 24th by L’Auberge de Sedona at the “Evening with the Artists” Gala. The hotel selected Been’s “A Creekside Breakfast” for the L’Auberge Award, which will be added to the hotel’s extensive collection of original plein air art displayed throughout the property in a [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jul 22nd, 2008
For three days this November, the arts and culture of Sedona will be celebrated as never before. “Red Rock Canvas,” a destination event, is a beacon to art lovers, visitors, residents and part-time residents alike.
“Red Rock Canvas” guests can fully customize their Sedona weekend getaway from November 7 through 9, 2008 with art talks [...]
Posted in Arizona on Nov 26th, 2007
Thanksgiving Weekend was glorious down in the metro Phoenix area. With temps in the mid-70s, sunshine and clear skies, it was a perfect time to spend with family and friends outside.
I stayed away from the malls and big box stores on Black Friday, but did check out one of my favorite locally owned children’s [...]
Posted in Arizona on Sep 19th, 2006
Tuscon Museum of Art exhibit shows its splendor in many forms
By Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.15.2006
The name says it all: Our world-famous Canyon is Grand.
Artists have noticed.
Over the past century, they’ve captured the geologic, chromatic, superstructural splendor of the Grand Canyon in media from paint and photographic film to [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jun 1st, 2006
Visitors to the Prescott Valley Civic Center are being greeted by an atmosphere of creative inspiration.
With eleven new pieces added this year, the Civic Center is now home to 19 sculptures, seven of which the town owns.
The sculptures range in style from modern to western and are spread in and around the Civic Center.
Information from: [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 1st, 2006
Cowboy artist Joe Beeler died Wednesday in Sedona, and his passing was as characteristic as his painting.
“He was in the saddle when he died,” friend Steve Todd said. “He was working on a ranch with friends and neighbors, branding calves . . . and he slumped forward in the saddle and died of [...]
Posted in Arizona on Apr 26th, 2006
Phoenix, Arizona - In braided costumes of red, blue, orange and white, the dancers swirl around a sand circle to the chanting of a dozen elderly Indians, all the while balancing up to 30 flexible hoops on their body.
The scene takes place outside a museum in Phoenix, Arizona; the dancers are competing for the world [...]