The late Richard Diebenkorn, a leader in the San Francisco Abstract Expressionism art movement, will be the the topic for discussion in Berkeley this month. The name is not only world-famous, but familiar to longtime Sonoma County locals on another level, as well. Diebenkorn lived in Healdsburg from [...]
Internationally known Sonoma painter Chester Arnold will speak about his work, as well as art and the world in general, at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at the Sonoma County Museum. A longtime art professor at the College of Marin, and well-known for his own work, Arnold [...]
Sonoma painter Chester Arnold is on the quiet side, but he’s an interesting guy. Born in Santa Monica, the son of a career soldier, Arnold spent most of his childhood and adolescence in post-World War II Germany. “Munich was a great city to grow up in,” he once [...]
The spotlight will be on art this weekend at “Arts D’Light,” a fund-raiser featuring huge, brightly lit, outdoor sculpture, as well as a silent art auction. The event starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St., Petaluma. Artists include Bryan Tedrick, David Best, [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.