Category Archives: Art

Art, Peace and Charity

Hi — we’ve been very active on our Facebook page, but it’s been a while since we checked in on our website. There’s a lot going on! First, if you get a chance to go to Blue Line Gallery in … Continue reading

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Birth of a (Painted) Owl

Process is interesting to me — how someone makes a thing. I’m a sucker for factory tours (Jelly Belly in Fairfield, CA and the Budweiser plant nearby have fun tours), or watching someone create. The latest animal painting, “The Night … Continue reading

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Shades of Carmichael

Headed out to an event we’ve never been to before. Shades of Carmichael features about 80 hand-decorated market umbrellas, which will then be auctioned off as a fundraiser for the park and for the Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Joey has … Continue reading

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The Value of a Smile

Getting started in the arts is hard. There’s the work involved, which, if you really feel a passion for it, takes time, energy, research, planning and a certain amount of faith. Will anyone get what you do? Will anyone like … Continue reading

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Now Appearing

There’s a neat fine arts center tucked away in a decommissioned school in Carmichael, CA. The Sacramento Fine Arts Center has lessons in various crafts that can be used as take-off points for artistic endeavor, and also has exhibits, shows … Continue reading

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