The painted surface of monarchy is everything

Q ueen Elizabeth II had the most famous face in the world. From stamps to screens, her image is everywhere in every format. Yet painting played almost no part in the creation of this icon. She was the subj

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Countless hours in front of a canvas, layering paint on paint, color on color. What was once a blank page soon filled with something unrecognizable. No one could’ve ever guessed what it looked like prior to me working on it. How could I take something plain and turn it beautiful? Turn it spe

If the exchange of ideas and goods had a sound, what would it be? Perhaps it’s an egg sizzling violently on a hot grill. Or a set of hands delivering puffs of pigment to a balding man’s head with a vintage atomizer. Or one hand spanking a quivering tower of turquoise gelatin.

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DOWNTOWN PLATTE CITY AND PLATTE RIDGE PARK ARE THE SPOTS

The Art in the Park Committee and Platte County Parks and Recreation announce the artists and entertainment for the upcoming Platte County Art Celebration Weekend featuring two favorite events: the 7th Annual Art in the Park and th

Lehigh Valley native Bart Cooper's limited-edition portrait prints of David Bowie, Beyoncé, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and more along with the original Musikfest poster painting. Through Dec. 11. artsquest.org. (HARRY FISHER / The Morning Call)

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Surface: 9x12 black canvas board (we will apply a coat of black gesso in class).

Palette: Oils in the following colors: Snow(Titanium) White (TW), Cadmium Orange Hue (CO), Cadmium Y