An international painting competition is more than a place for storied artists to win prizes; it’s one where artists can gain valuable insight from their peers, in an atelier-like setting, just like the old masters once did. For artists Haiyan Kong and Paula Wilson, the NTD International Figure Painting Competition was also a place to…
Painting the Truth: On the Road to Mastery at the 5th NTD International Figure Painting Competition
Painting the Truth
An international painting competition is more than a place for storied artists to win prizes; it’s one where artists can gain valuable insight from their peers, in an atelier-like setting, just like the old masters once did. For artists Haiyan Kong and Paula Wilson, the NTD International Figure Painting Competition was also a place to…
Taking the Kids: To a National Park and Celebrating National Parks Week
It had been a long hike for little legs. We were in Glacier National Park and had hiked one of the park’s famous hikes to a glacial lake—nearly five miles. My son, Matt, was eight; his sister, Reggie, six, and our baby, Melanie, a toddler. She complained after so long in a backpack on her…
Don’t Let Dogs Chew Bones or Tennis Balls
Q: Baxter, my 5-year-old retriever mix, broke a tooth while gnawing on a bone. The veterinarian extracted the fractured tooth and remarked that Baxter’s enamel was badly worn, probably from chewing on tennis balls. Can you suggest some safe chew toys? A: The nylon fuzz on tennis balls damages enamel two ways: it’s abrasive, even…
Beachfront Splendor
Many of the beachfront homes in Malibu, California, are owned by movie stars, but in this case, it’s the home itself that’s the star. This two-story, 3,502-square-foot, four bedroom, three bathroom residence on a .15-acre ocean frontage lot served as the home of Robert De Niro’s character in “Heat,” filmed in 1995. The dining room…
Strawberry Salad With Asparagus
Spring is in the air, and the air is ripe for spring salads. Right now, I can think of no better salad for the season than this Strawberry Asparagus Farro Salad. Studded with crisp greens and crunchy sweet almonds. Drizzled with a tantalizing lemon honey vinaigrette. If salads could sing, this one would be belting…
Earth Day Tips
Earth Day is April 22. How earth-friendly are your landscape maintenance practices? You can make your landscape a friendlier place through a few small changes. All of the plants in your landscape would benefit from better soil. Except for desert regions, adding compost to planting beds will make our plants healthier. A thin coat of…
A Dance to the Music of Spring
For some folks, spring cleaning means stowing away the boots and heavy coats of winter and boxing up items from the closet for a run to the thrift shop. They deep-scour kitchens and bathrooms, wash windowpanes and screens, and run a damp rag along the baseboards. The energetic throw open the garage and separate the…
Film Review: ‘Somewhere in Queens’: Ray Romano Achieves Hilarious Near-Perfect Comedy
R | 1h 46min | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Coming-of-Age | 21 April 2023 (USA) For nine seasons (1996–2005), former stand-up comedian Ray Romano co-produced, occasionally wrote, and played the title lead in “Everybody Loves Raymond” (“Everybody”), a CBS sitcom that enjoyed mammoth viewership and lukewarm critical response while offering ultrasafe content. From 2009 to 2011, Romano did the same thing on…
5 Surprising Things Happen After You Stop Drinking Coffee
While coffee (and the caffeine it contains) gives pleasure and health benefits to countless people, many see nothing wrong with several cups per day, which could increase health risks for some. Drinking less coffee, or just eliminating caffeine from your diet, may help improve sleep quality, reduce anxiety, and even reduce headaches, among other benefits….
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