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Category Archives: Art
Red Lion grad Greg Pizzoli releases ‘The Watermelon Seed’
Red Lion Senior Area High School graduate Greg Pizzoli wrote and illustrated “The Watermelon Seed,” a children’s book that will be released May 14, 2013.
Posted in Art, Book news, Children's books, Coming soon, Fiction, For fun, For kids, Local author
Tagged carol brendler, greg pizzoli, illustration, millersville university, not very scary, number one sam, publisher's weekly, red lion, red lion senior area high school, screen printing, silkscreen, the university of the arts, the watermelon seed
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‘Magic: The Gathering’ and ‘Dune’ artist to show work at York gallery
Lewisberry resident Mark Zug never saw his drawings as a career, but as amusement. That is until the former machinist caught some inspiration, and now the full-time illustrator is showcasing his work at The Framers and Framers Gallery in York.
Posted in Art, Comic books, Local events, Science fiction
Tagged batman, Bob Sopchick, Brandywine School, Byron Preiss, Conglomeration, Dean Cornwell, dinosaurs, Dune, dungeons & dragons, Frank Herbert, Golden Age, Harlan Ellison, Howard Pyle, I Robot: the Illustrated Screenplay, IlluXCon, J. C. Leyendecker, Ken Laager, Kevin Zercher, lancaster, Last Unicorn Games, Lewisberry, Magic: The Gathering, Maiden Ground, Mark Zug, N. C. Wyeth, Pat Reynolds, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Pennsylvania Profiles, Pennsylvania School of Art and Design, Septimus Heap, Septimus Heap: The Magykal Papers, Superman, The Chesley Award, The Framers and Framers Gallery, The Illie Award, The Jack Gaughan Award, The Resistors, Thomson 60 Case, WGAL, Wizards of the Coast, York
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Mason-Dixon Public Library to present Richard Chandler Hoff exhibit
Felton artist Richard Chandler Hoff will be featured in a solo exhibit at Mason-Dixon Public Library May 3-24, 2013, with an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. May 3, 2013.
York author Scott Butcher talks about regional architecture, history
York author Scott Butcher goes behind the scenes of “Historic Architecture of Pennsylvania” in this March 4, 2013, post.
Posted in Art, Book news, Coffee table book, History, Local author, Local history, Nonfiction
Tagged adams, architecture, breeze hill, central market, checkerboard house, cumberland, cyclorama building, dauphin, historian, historic architecture of pennsylvania, historic york inc, ja dempwolf, jdb engineering, lancaster, lebanon, national register of historic places, photographer, scott butcher, scott d. butcher, York
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Second Saturday art reception to benefit York County Libraries
Office Furniture Outlet will host a Second Saturday Art Gallery Reception Feb. 9, 2013, donating a portion of proceeds to York County Library.
Posted in Art, For fun, Library events, Local events
Tagged art gallery, artists, donation, local artists, office furniture outlet, open mic, proceeds, reception, ronn benway, second saturday, York, york county libraries
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‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith
Patti Smith wanted to be an artist, so, at the age of 20, she left her home in Southern New Jersey and took a bus to New York City. It was summer 1967. She wandered, homeless, for weeks, got a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biography, Book review, Memoir, Photography, Recommended
Tagged art, Chelsea Hotel, photography, rock and roll
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Maurice Sendak’s creations inspired monstrous desktop accessories
In October 2009, movie director Spike Jones released a live action movie interpretation of “Where the Wild Things Are,” based on the book by Maurice Sendak. I was a huge fan of both the story and artwork, so I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Best-sellers, Books made into movies, Children's books
Tagged author, bedtime, boy, childerens books, maurice, maurice sendak, max, monsters, nighttime, samantha dellinger, sendak, where the wild things are, wild things
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Books part of Warhol program
Baltimore Museum of Art’s spotlight on artist Andy Warhol will include these author visits: Arthur Danto, author of “Andy Warhol,” will discuss his book at 6 p.m. Nov. 4. Galleries will be open until 9 p.m. Admission: $5; free for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Author visit, Biography, Book discussion, Children's books, Nonfiction
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New Sistine Chapel books to come out in Italy
From the Associated Press: VATICAN CITY — A series of four books presented Tuesday at the Vatican seeks to explain how Michelangelo and other artists translated the Bible into images to produce in the Sistine Chapel some of the world’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Book news
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