James Martin

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y – Sometimes described as a storyteller or jazz improvisationalist, James Martin (born 1928), has been creating art for decades that is an integral part of the Pacific Northwest scene. Reminiscent of the work of Red Grooms with a similar humorous bent, Martin’s colorful constructions often depict characters from the underbelly of a […]

NEW YORK (AP) – So you want to paint a room white. Sounds easy, until you go to the store to buy paint and discover there are dozens of whites to choose from. Many have familiar yet poetic names that conjure up ever-so-slightly different hues: cream, pearl, vanilla, snow, chalk, ivory, jasmine, bone. But the […]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – It may be a case of art to ashes — and scientists are trying to get to the bottom of the mystery. A Romanian museum official said Wednesday that ash from the oven of a woman whose son is charged with stealing seven multimillion-dollar paintings — including a Matisse, a Picasso […]