• A Lifetime of Experience Earns Judith Otey a Calendar Cover - “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 hooked on quilting! I have made over one hundred quilted projects, from small […]
  • Light and beauty become a winning combination for “Peonies – Sunlit Luminescence” - 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 career has been an answered prayer since I asked the Lord for an opportunity to do something I would enjoy and would please Him over 35 years ago,” said Naomi. […]
  • Artist spreads wings with “Kamama,” gives nod to Cherokee heritage and love of nature - 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 the hobby full-time and had evolved her craft into painting pictures for family Christmas gifts. “In addition to being relaxing, painting and drawing for […]
  • ‘Different’ approach lands Janice Hale on calendar cover - 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® competition, Janice has entered—and won—with pieces ranging from a peacock built from a deck of casino playing cards to a drawing of a Native American […]
  • Western Kansas roots inspire John King’s latest Art is Ageless® win - 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, as John’s painting, “Rodeo Cowboy” was named best of show […]
  • Linda Kobs: experiment with new medium an award-winning success - 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 acrylics which was a lot faster because oil paints take so long […]
  • Meet Our Art Is Ageless® 2023 Calendar Cover Artist Wendy Rose - 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 daughter, son in law, and three much loved grandchildren. By […]
  • Lindsborg artist Craig Boyers brings a spooky ‘painted lady’ to life in masterpiece-winning drawing - Craig Boyers has long been fascinated with Victorian houses, also known as “painted ladies.” The artist has pored over pictures of hundreds of homes built in the last four decades of the nineteenth century and admired some of them in person. But the Victorian house in his drawing “Last House on Spirit Lane” came from […]
  • Local artist Robert Ayer wins overall ‘Best of Show’ in Art is Ageless® competition - Robert Ayer isn’t into art for the glory or the accolades. In fact, most people who know him aren’t even aware that he draws. “I don’t display my art or sell it,” said Robert. “It’s always just been about relaxation for me. I just do it as recreation—it keeps me off the streets at night.” […]
  • Artist spotlight: Joyce Pierson - Every year since becoming eligible, Joyce Pierson has entered PMMA’s Art is Ageless® juried art competition at Farmington Presbyterian Manor and every year she has been a winner. This past year, a scarf she created titled “Scattered Leaves” won in the local fiber arts professional category. The piece was created using a complicated technique Joyce […]