Eclipz more than just a hair salon Nov 19, 2009
In addition to basic clipping, Smith says she and her team of stylists provide a full range of beauty services for clients, including styling, color, tints, highlights, perms, facial waxing, manicures (including acrylic and gel nails), and pedicures. Smith is also quick to point out that her clientele includes men as well as women, noting that her line of products includes color treatments designed especially to create a natural look for men ... Originally from Colorado, she came to Green Valley... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Soup to conquer Nov 18, 2009
But why not be adventuresome, she suggests, and try an autumn-colored persimmon soup, garnished with tamari-roasted walnuts ... Roast for 30 to 40 minutes, until the tops have a nice caramel color. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Modernism & the Global Diaspora, a discussion with David Ross, Thelma Golden and others at SVA on 12/1 Nov 18, 2009
From coursework in anatomy, figure drawing and color theory, to interdisciplinary workshops in digital and photo-based media, the curriculum provides the broadest possible means of expression. The is a state-of-the-art facility for the presentation of lectures, film screenings and performances at the School of Visual Arts, New York. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Paris exhibit serves revisions of Old Masters Nov 18, 2009
The images are appealing, seducing the viewer's eye with their eye-popping color and profusion of perfect, highly stylized detail. The Big SupperYou could stand for hours before Rancinan's take on the Eugene Delacroix' 1831 painting "Liberty Leading the People" which features a bare-breasted woman standing on a body-strewn barricade and brandishing a tricolor flag without soaking in all the visual winks and the profusion of evocative, even provocative details. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
How to Get "Perfect" Skin Nov 17, 2009
" "In the old days, dermatologists would give deep chemical peels, like the Samantha peel in 'Sex in the City,' or carbon dioxide resurfacing, which totally ablates the skin leaving red, raw skin for weeks, sometimes months," Marmur explained. "The side effect profile was significant, like infections or white discoloration of the skin, plus people are too busy now to hide for a few weeks to heal ... " Marmur said the laser drills thousands of tiny microscopic pinholes into the skin in a pegboard... (CBS News -- Early Show)
How Many Costume Changes Are There in Lady Gaga's New Video? Nov 17, 2009
The color palette is strictplatinum white, boot black, harlot red, mostly, though Gaga is pretty in pink in one important setup. Perfectly artificialespecially at those moments when the performer appears least heavily made upand also richly ambiguous, the video might as well be adapted from a secondary definition of glamour in the OED: "a delusive or alluring charm.". (Slate)
Second Beta Release of Firefox 3.6 Fixes 190 Bugs Nov 17, 2009
Other improvements include the ability for developers to use color gradients when implementing web-page designs based on Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) technology. In Firefox 3. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Blueprint: How you can help Nov 17, 2009
Single-color muslin fabric. Contact Carol Kurtz at cpkurtz@charter. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bollin on Business: Delivering mesquite mystique in Tumaccori Nov 17, 2009
Because mesquite is so unique in pattern and color, we make sure that the wood is hand-picked to reflect the special personality of the owner. Flores said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Coastsider fuses new life in old space Nov 17, 2009
That means the three rooms are now a studio where Cain creates abstract and colorful works of fused glass ... Their vibrant colors and abstract shapes are typical of fused glass but their well-ordered symmetry reflects Cain s artistic ethos ... While other glass artists might use premade forms or dichroic, iridized or cathedral glass, Cain uses simple Spectrum 96 glass, relying on her sense of color and design from a background in painting for the showiness. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Spirit of the season: Generous gifts that give back Nov 17, 2009
Strong, smoky eyes in colors of lilac, silver, warm plum and chocolate and flushed cheeks in sheer peach and golden pink are essential to the season's sexy, sultry style ... "Dip a blusher brush into the pot then lightly smile and dust over the apple of the cheeks, along the cheek bones, onto the nape of the neck, shoulders and decolletage for a barely-there shimmering highlight with a hint of color," says Aston. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Press Release: December 2009 at Bert Green Fine Art Nov 17, 2009
A full color catalog, published by the gallery, is available for sale for $15, and includes the full selection of all 51 images in the exhibition. A catalog signing event will be held on December 12 from 2 to 4 pm. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Important Works on Paper exhibition Nov 17, 2009
Not to be overlooked are two exquisite Andr; Masson drawings from the 1920s - among the most elegant synthetic cubist drawings ever produced - one in soft color pencil that harkens back to the still life with guitar motif employed by Picasso and Braque in their earlier cubist works, the other a thinly veiled anarchist metaphor in the spirit of dada ... The Hockney works include a blockbuster 41 x 29 inch color pencil drawing, Study for Two Vases in the Louvre, from 1973 (the print published by... (AbsoluteArts.com)
10 ways to look 5 years younger Nov 17, 2009
Use bright pink lip gloss and avoid dark, matte colors as you get older ... Be careful with color ... "If you over-highlight your blond hair, you lose the golden tones that keep it looking youthful and pretty," says New York colorist Louis Licari. (CNN)
Talking Business: More than just world-class tattoos Nov 17, 2009
carsick wrote on Nov 16, 2009 9:44 AM:" Tattoos are a form of art. A wide range of different ages and types of people get them for many different reasons. They are not a waste of money as people here have commented, because tattoos make the people who get them feel good about themselves, and yes, even unique. The key to a successful tattoo shop is a staff of extremely talented artists, not just some losers who can color in simple tattoo flash. However, I don't think the glass art and pipes or... (Longview Daily News, WA)
HouseWorks: I don't know diddly-squat about colors Nov 16, 2009
Color is a mystery to me ... The people who design fabrics all know a lot more about color than I do ... So, the colors I used at the old-old house my first opportunity to plant my own flag, so to speak, on interior decor were based entirely on a quilt. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Lauren Bacall Receives Honorary Oscar Nov 16, 2009
Presenter Jeff Bridges noted Willis' "unsurpassed mastery of light, shadow, color and motion.". Willis, 78, told his industry peers, "Do your best. Take care of your kids.". (CBS News)
Only Make-Believe Nov 16, 2009
Meanwhile, the color red emboldens Almod. var as it did Michael Powell, and here its dazzle leaps from shoes to shirts to blood, to a teardrop on the side of a tomato, and even to a painted crucifix on the wall of Harry s home. (New Yorker)
Fisch Out of Water a flamboyant delight Nov 16, 2009
Their array of colors is joyful: reds, oranges and greens, from brilliant to pale. The embrace of color invokes a notion that van Gogh captured, when he wrote, Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I see before me, I make more arbitrary use of color to express myself more forcefully. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Secrets and mystery in ‘Best Friends’ Nov 16, 2009
Greeting card artist Addie Downs needs some color in her life. The 30-something recluse works from home. (Boston Globe)
Chalk one up for fun Nov 16, 2009
The three artists were among about 50 people who participated in the Fourth Annual Color Lake City event Saturday morning in the Lake City Reporter parking lot ... Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:10 AM EST Chalky clothes, smudged faces and a parking lot full of ephemeral artwork were the hallmarks of the Fourth Annual Color Lake City event. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Manzanita Writers Press Nov 16, 2009
The new volume of the 160-page, perfect-bound, glossy color cover collection of new, previously unpublished works will be published by Manzanita Writers Press, a new literary press formed by Writers Unlimited, a regional writers critique group that has been an integral part of the literary scene in our county for years. The new press and the critique group are affiliates of the Calaveras County Arts Council. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Local artist holds outdoor lesson Nov 16, 2009
Hussey worked deftly, creating an impressionistic view while moving colors around on his canvas, taking his inspiration from a willow tree that was hanging on to all of its golden and orange fall foliage, its branches dangling over the water's edge, while men fished from the dock with jetties on the water. Hussey focused on how he was building up the shades and tones of the sky and the tree's leaves and colors ... I'm only using a few colors on my palette, it makes it more of a challenge, you'll... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Fogle Studio carried on as Hopestone (6) Nov 16, 2009
The company specializes in fine, hand-dyed silk fabrics, using a Japanese technique called Shibori that Fogle learned while she and her husband lived in Colorado ... Fabric is purchased black, or white if it will undergo color change ... I love dying the silk, watching it change, seeing the colors do what they do, Dreiling said. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Flexibility brings pressure for Courtenaye Nov 15, 2009
In larger pieces, Courtenaye creates amorphous fields of nuanced color and borrows - or simulates - snippets of antique penmanship, geometry diagrams, jotted calculations and such, to give them structure ... But in foot-square panels, such as "Moniker 17 (Florez)" (2009), Courtenaye has solved this problem by exploding a few graphic details with colored brushwork ... He divides most of his canvases into baggy grids and fills their cells with bits of colored imagery or drawing or mere dollops of... (San Francisco Chronicle)
A touch of Tuscany (13) Nov 15, 2009
Like the rest of the buildings on the property, the color of the house is a light-colored, rustic yellow-gold that emulates exactly how'd you'd imagine the Tuscan sun to be on a summer's day ... In each, there is information about attending guests, budget details, the brides' colors, food choices and other wedding notes ... Each bride creates a wedding inspiration that includes photos, color swatches and place settings they like. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Understanding Color Value Nov 15, 2009
The Importance of Color Brightness in Drawing and Painting. Color value is recognized as the most important component to producing successful art ... By using color values correctly artists can create the illusion of three dimensions on a flat surface with objects in the distance being lighter in color than those in the foreground. (Suite101.com)
Hunter wins Branch Rickey Award Nov 15, 2009
The Official Site of the Los Angeles Angels. Angels outfielder honored for humanitarian contributions. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Universities Record Drop In Black Admissions Nov 15, 2009
"You don't see many people of color in the dorms. I feel a little isolated," said humanities student Ashley Gilbert, one of 350 black freshmen enrolled this year at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, where there are 5,730 students in the entering class ... "By the time the case was decided, most students had already decided where they wanted to go to school. Many students of color chose to go to historically black colleges, or to Michigan State.". (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)
Smart path to economic recovery - invest in skills Nov 15, 2009
Angela Glover Blackwell is founder and CEO at PolicyLink, a national research and advocacy organization working on behalf of low-income people and communities of color. Art Pulaski is executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation, which represents more than 2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
How Charles Darwin changed the way we see Nov 15, 2009
7 x 10 List Price:$39. Darwin's Camera tells the extraordinary story of how Charles Darwin changed the way pictures are seen and made. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Granddaughter writes history of Nepenthe Nov 14, 2009
Her lush, 338-page book is a kaleidoscope of color, weaving childhood stories with the organic family recipes inspired by Grandma Lolly before anyone had ever heard of a slow-food movement ... Steele, a chef and food stylist, worked with photographers and her textile artist uncle Kaffe to select fabrics and colors for the pages, so the book reflects the artistic vibrancy that drew legions to the "House of No Sorrow.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Schrimpf photo rises to top of Discover Mag contest Nov 14, 2009
The photos were judged on originality, composition, use of light and color, and subject matter. Photos had to capture and represent the essence of life in the Santa Cruz Valley and border area. (Nogales International, AZ)
Three new hosts bring diversity, and hopefully some new life , to nighttime talk shows Nov 14, 2009
The three new late-night talkers are people of color - in terms of ethnic and racial identity, as well as in terms of personality ... Addressing his standing audience, which we knew via the many camera close-ups was composed of different colored faces, he announced that he was bringing change to late-night TV. Amid loud cheers, he said: This is what America looks like. (Boston Globe)
Meet Liudmila Kondakova Renowned Romantic Realist During Her 2nd U.S.A. Tour Nov 14, 2009
The works are meticulous in detail and rich with color, clarity and light. Since her childhood in Russia, Kondakova has been fascinated by traditional art. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Artist Richard Welling Dies At 83; Pen-And-Ink Drawings Captured Hartford's Essence Nov 13, 2009
"He loved putting the windows on buildings," she remembered Wednesday, adding that most of his work was in black and white because he was color blind. Despite the public exposure his work received, Welling had some artwork he chose not to share. (FOX61, CT)
Amesbury school project a sign of the times Nov 13, 2009
Last month, motorists on Route 110 in Amesbury received a vivid and colorful reminder of how prevalent child abuse is in our society ... The culmination of a school-wide project, the two billboards were funded through a federal Community Service Learning grant in local partnership with billboard company Clear Channel Outdoors, Ways of Color, and Amesbury artist Leslie Doherty, and were installed just in time for National Community Service Learning Week, the first week in October. (Amesbury News, MA)
Animals teach kids to read in 'ItzaZoo' Nov 13, 2009
It fills in the objects with appropriate color and detail and resizes them to fit the situation. For example, when you are playing with the turtle, he asks you to draw him a new shell. (USA Today -- Tech)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Manzanita Writers Press Nov 13, 2009
The new volume of the 160-page, perfect-bound, glossy color cover collection of new, previously unpublished works will be published by Manzanita Writers Press, a new literary press formed by Writers Unlimited, a regional writers critique group that has been an integral part of the literary scene in our county for years. The new press and the critique group are affiliates of the Calaveras County Arts Council. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Public Health: H1N1 help Nov 13, 2009
Little things like lollipops and colorful Band-Aids (please donate ... Band-Aids, especially colorful ones attractive to children ... Color appeals to children. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
• Anderson Nov 13, 2009
"Whereas color is reality and pure reality can be boring because it's got no edge.". Anderson is currently working on a book of black-and-white photography, scheduled to be published sometime this spring by University of Alaska Press. (Juneau Empire)
Hundreds mourn Nov 13, 2009
Several girls in the audience wore red beads in honor of Kornya because red was his favorite color. A basket of red ribbons was also passed through the crowd. (The Palm Beach Post)
Frank Lobdell drawings on exhibit at Stanford Nov 13, 2009
A: Yes, Figure Drawing No. 118, 1965, because of close changes in the darks - the head, hand, and heart are in sync; Figure Drawing No. 114, 1964, because the visual implications of shape, color and contrasts outweigh the figure ... I will use what is at hand, like pencil, ballpoint pen, ink except when I re-work a drawing and add color that might be pastel, or acrylic or watercolor. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Joint meeting brings up new details Nov 13, 2009
Xcel Energys substation is visible in lighter color, top section of the aerial view ... The two connecting with lines to transformers in the middle are simple cycle units and the darker colored dual unit consists quicker-to-fire and quicker-to shut down aero-derivative turbines. (Lindstrom Chisago County Press, MN)
CMA Awards Winners Include Firsts For Taylor Swift, Darius Rucker Nov 13, 2009
" Here's a list of the night's big winners: Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, Fearless Single of the Year: Lady Antebellum, "I Run to You" Song of the Year: Jamey Johnson, "In Color" Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum New Artist of the Year: Darius Rucker Female Vocalist of the Year: Taylor Swift Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland Music Video of the Year: Taylor Swift, "Love Story" Musical Event of the Year: Brad... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Forrest Gump Nov 13, 2009
A strong, warm color pallet is the transfer's standout, especially during the Vietnam sequences. Every scene benefits from consistent color and contrast levels, with black levels also above-average for a movie this old ... The Video Exceptional color and image depth. (IGN FilmForce)
Anderberg creates metal wildlife artwork Nov 13, 2009
Anderberg calls it flame coloring, although no paint is involved. The process brings out the color in a simple sheet of steel ... As the heat is applied evenly from behind, Anderberg said, new colors comes through and a rainbow of colors is reflected from the heated surface. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
After Beethovenian grandeur, BSO pivots toward Paris Nov 13, 2009
After intermission, the Stravinsky, presented here in its 1947 version, had abundant color, character, and rhythmic vitality. Luisi s conducting was crisp and intelligent, and the BSO players rose to the occasion, individually and as an ensemble. (Boston Globe)
Coastsider fuses new life in old space Nov 12, 2009
That means the three rooms are now a studio where Cain creates abstract and colorful works of fused glass ... Their vibrant colors and abstract shapes are typical of fused glass but their well-ordered symmetry reflects Cain s artistic ethos ... While other glass artists might use premade forms or dichroic, iridized or cathedral glass, Cain uses simple Spectrum 96 glass, relying on her sense of color and design from a background in painting for the showiness. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Library back to red-hot hue soon Nov 12, 2009
But during that time the color of the building has slowly faded to more of a rust shade from its dynamic red. Now, thanks to a $7 million restoration project that is under way, the building s color will be restored at the same time that it gets a new coat of weatherproofing and insulation. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
WINNERS LIST: See who was crowned in top categories Nov 12, 2009
Song of the year (Award goes to songwriters) In Color, , Lee Thomas Miller and. Album of the year (Award goes to artist and producer) Fearless, Taylor Swift Producers: Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift. (USA Today -- Life)
How surfboards became Danny Hess' livelihood Nov 12, 2009
In the late '90s, having graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a double major in fine arts and marine biology, Hess found himself in Colorado, immersed in a sustainable-building project ... He learned another equally profound lesson during this landlocked period: "Living in Colorado made me realize how much I couldn't live away from the ocean." ... On his Singer model, Hess collaborates with Santa Cruz artist Thomas Campbell to add color and graphics. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Booth Museum Will Premiere Ken Freeman Art Exhibition Nov 12, 2009
When the burnt umber was dry, he laid down the color, added Adams-Freeman. This was the style of the old masters and members of the press dubbed Ken Freeman The Rembrandt of the Rodeo. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Parades remind residents to honor veterans Nov 12, 2009
Cpl. Nicholas Artega stood at attention with two Marines to salute one of the many color guards at Phoenix's Veterans Day celebration Wednesday. He was one of thousands who lined the streets for the Phoenix VA Veterans Day Parade, sponsored by the Phoenix VA Health System. (AZCentral -- News)
New Work : New York Nov 12, 2009
Lucky DeBellevue has developed a unique transformation of a quotidian material, having adopted the chenille stem as a basic unit for creating soft, brightly colored, sculptures and as a tool for stamping and applying paint to canvas ... The sky and horizon appear to explode with psychedelic and hallucinatory patterns of geometric shapes, bursts of color, glossy glazes, and drips of paint that suggest a ruptured, shifting landscape in a state of transition between abstraction and representation... (AbsoluteArts.com)
In Matthew Rich’s IRE & ICE, opposites are successfully married Nov 11, 2009
Each time it doubles back, colors change ... A small trapezoid near the center, colored like the sun shining through olive oil, feels like the work s origin point ... Then there are the nicks and wrinkles, even a piece of tape, that evoke another way to view the piece, pulling us out of its spell of color and form and pointing to the fragile material and the artist s hand. (Boston Globe)
Artist to the rescue in Waltham Nov 11, 2009
They let us pick out a color, and we chose blue, but it came out purple. Here we are, it's our first child, he's got this great personality, and we've got to put him in this helmet, and it's purple,'' she said. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Teacher, students among this year's artist market Nov 11, 2009
While her work is influenced by what she learned at the Athens studio, Barnum uses color and illustrations differently. She also makes lamps out of pottery, which are being sold at Frontier and which she said are "More fairy tale than farmers' table.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Books for the cooks in your life Nov 11, 2009
Like a ripe fruit, it's heavy for its size and boasts good color, with plenty of lush photographs. The gist: quick, healthy dishes that embrace Southern tradition and don't scrimp on taste. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Plates are shades of past Nov 11, 2009
A new license plate design features colors similar to those used by the state in decades past ... New tag design uses colors reminiscent to those from decades ago ... Echoing a color scheme used decades ago in the Empire State, the plates are "Empire gold," with dark-blue lettering -- a stark difference from the current white-and-dark-blue design featuring state landmarks. (Albany Times Union)
Several Halos worthy of hardware Nov 10, 2009
The following are trademarks or service marks of Major League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, the silhouetted batter logo, World Series, National League, American League, Division Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the names, nicknames, logos, uniform designs, color combinations, and slogans designating the Major League... (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Sosa color issue: more than skin deep? Nov 10, 2009
Sosa color issue: more than skin deep ... Tony Norman Sosa color issue: more than skin deep ... If Mr. Sosa is trying to steal a base on the other side of the color line, he has plenty of company. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Danny Henley: Blame it on the genes Nov 10, 2009
If you stayed awake in science - I fell asleep in class because I was up so late redoing my homework that the dog ate - you probably remember that genes influence traits such as skin color, eye color and height. Genes also determine if we can curl our tongue, or have cheek dimples, attached ear lobes, freckles, straight or bent pinkies, a widow s peak or pattern baldness. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Garden ideas from books to the Web Nov 10, 2009
All sorts of garden magazines offer color photographs of model gardens, articles on topics ranging from specific plant profiles to general how-to advice, and plenty of sources for decorative elements and supplies that gardeners need ... This publication, with cozy watercolor illustrations and photos, has been published since 1978 ... I love the idea, by someone who goes by Uloo, of photographing Kentucky's waterfalls, and the Red River Gorge fall color shots are fantastic. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Universities Record Drop In Black Admissions Nov 10, 2009
"You don't see many people of color in the dorms. I feel a little isolated," said humanities student Ashley Gilbert, one of 350 black freshmen enrolled this year at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, where there are 5,730 students in the entering class ... "By the time the case was decided, most students had already decided where they wanted to go to school. Many students of color chose to go to historically black colleges, or to Michigan State.". (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)
