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Retired art teacher Sarah Schaeffer turns …

Sarah Schaefer

Retired art teacher Sarah Schaeffer turns passion for drawing into life-long career

January 12, 2026

Sarah Schaefer Sarah Schaeffer can’t remember a time she wasn’t interested in drawing. “From very young I was always drawing and doodling. It’s always been a passion of mine and part of my life,” she said. Growing up, Sarah attended a very small sc ...

Self-taught painter DeeAnne Hansen discovers award-winning …

DeeAnne Hansen

Self-taught painter DeeAnne Hansen discovers award-winning talent after retirement

January 12, 2026

DeeAnne Hansen After retiring from a career as an X-ray and mammogram tech at the young age of 62, DeeAnne Hansen of Farmington, Mo. taught herself to paint thanks to YouTube and experimentation. “I taught myself to paint by trial and error and I a ...

The Story Behind the 2026 Calendar …

Richard Haden

The Story Behind the 2026 Calendar Cover Art, Richard Haden’s “Peaceful Meadow”

December 10, 2025

“Painting provides hours of pleasure and relaxation. I am fascinated by how very ordinary things like a bucket can bring life to a painting. Painting is a lot more fun when you realize there are no mistakes that can not be painted over.” Richard Hade ...

A Lifetime of Experience Earns Judith …

Judith Otey

A Lifetime of Experience Earns Judith Otey a Calendar Cover

November 6, 2024

Color My World by Judith Otey, Aberdeen Village "My mother taught me how to sew as a child and by late elementary / early high school I was making my own garments. I loved sewing. It was not until 1996 when I took my first quilt class that I was hooke ...

Light and beauty become a winning …

Naomi Ullum

Light and beauty become a winning combination for “Peonies – Sunlit Luminescence”

November 6, 2024

Peonies-Sunlit Luminescence by Naomi Ullum, Wichita Presbyterian Manor Naomi Ullum’s career has not only been personally fulfilling, it’s also impacted countless others during her more than three decades as an artist. “My art ...

Artist spreads wings with “Kamama,” gives …

Jane Parish

Artist spreads wings with “Kamama,” gives nod to Cherokee heritage and love of nature

November 6, 2024

"Kámámá" by Jane Parish, Parsons Presbyterian Manor Inspired by what she was seeing on Pinterest, Jane Parish started her career as an artist in 2016 painting whimsical designs on furniture. Within a few years, she had taken on t ...

‘Different’ approach lands Janice Hale on …

Janice Hale

‘Different’ approach lands Janice Hale on calendar cover

November 16, 2023

"The Roundup" by Janice Hale If there’s one thing that’s consistent about Janice Hale’s art, it’s that it’s aways “different.” Different mediums. Different techniques. Different subject matter. A regular participant in PMMA’s Art is Ageless® com ...

Western Kansas roots inspire John King’s …

John King

Western Kansas roots inspire John King’s latest Art is Ageless® win

November 16, 2023

John King is no newcomer to Art is Ageless®. The Emporia-based painter had a piece of his work featured on the cover of the competition's 2017 calendar and has a "whole book of ribbons" to show for his past involvement. This year was different, though, ...

Linda Kobs: experiment with new medium …

Linda Kobs

Linda Kobs: experiment with new medium an award-winning success

November 16, 2023

Artist's experiment with new medium an award-winning success Linda Kobs' career as an artist has taken many shapes and forms over the years and has utilized a wide variety of mediums. "My first love was oil painting,” said Linda. "Then I went into a ...

Meet Our Art Is Ageless® 2023 …

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Meet Our Art Is Ageless® 2023 Calendar Cover Artist Wendy Rose

January 19, 2023

Wendy Rose was born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas. She is 73 years old. At the age of ten, sketching and painting were her favorite hobbies. Fifty-four years ago, she married her high school sweetheart. The two of them later increased their family with a ...

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