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Spencer McQueen says looking at his art isn’t enough. He wants you to feel his paintings.“It’s just this little extra ability that you can give someone to…
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Pines of Arcadia. That’s the name of a new artist residency and studio north of Manistee. The studio is built into a sand dune and surrounded by pine…
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Next week, Traverse City artist Rufus Snoddy goes to the Super Bowl of the modern art world.“This is one of the best opportunities I’ve had in my life,”…
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When Canadian Cory Trépanier graduated college, he jumped into the world of commercial art. He did airbrush painting for ad agencies and magazines. A lot…
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Rebecca Childs’ grandmother-in-law painted and sketched right up until her death last year. Her name was Evelyn Henry, and she was 99 years old. And…
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Shanny Brooke moved from Florida to Traverse City about nine years ago. Soon, she noticed that her type of art, was missing. She sees a lot of what she…
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Chris Sims doesn’t think that the Traverse City art scene is bad, it’s just that it can get a bit insulated.“When you stick to just local only, you start…
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Peggy McNew is a painter from Empire, Michigan. There’s nothing unusual about that— there are a lot of painters in Leelanau County. But Peggy is…
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A dozen high-quality art reproductions will be placed throughout downtown Traverse City on Wednesday. Among them is “The Nut Gatherers” by…
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In the early nineteenth century, artists spent almost all their time inside studios. Instead of going outside, artists would usually sketch and paint from…