What began as a small project at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic received special recognition during the recent Art is Ageless competition through Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. COVID Masks was a way for Mary Burchill to pass the time while everythin ...
Memories of Mother Inspired Resident’s Winning …
Memories of Mother Inspired Resident’s Winning Painting
“I’m so excited!” exclaimed resident Pat Bird when talking about the outcome of her painting in this year’s Art is Ageless® competition at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas. “My Mother” by resident Pat Bird is this year’s Art is Ageless People ...
Presbyterian Manor resident turns arrowheads into …
Presbyterian Manor resident turns arrowheads into art objects
When he was a boy growing up in western Kansas, Noah Welsch’s father took him pheasant hunting. On their forays around the countryside, the father-and-son duo often found arrowheads. Noah Welsch That was 70 years ago, but Noah never lost the excite ...
Bill Walter never tires of his …
Bill Walter never tires of his friend, ‘O Weary Tree’
Bill Walter recalls his longtime friend, O Weary Tree, in photo and poetry. On a trip out to southeastern Colorado, on a dusty road miles from La Junta, an unusual tree caught Bill Walter’s eye. “I saw this strange looking tree,” Bill said. “Most p ...
For Giblin, painting was just the …
For Giblin, painting was just the latest in a long line of personal challenges
Joey Giblin While most people like to stick to what they know and play to their strengths, Joey Giblin has a slightly different outlook on life. “I always like to try things I don’t think I can do—SCUBA diving, sky diving, ballet (big, big problems ...
Resident and ‘Ageless’ artist share a …
Resident and ‘Ageless’ artist share a connection
Artist Mark Ward reconnected with Jan Anderson at the Art is Ageless reception this spring. Two of Mark’s paintings hang in Jan’s apartment at Presbyterian Manor. This year’s Art is Ageless® program at Wichita Presbyterian Manor doubled as a reunion b ...
Local senior artist creates landscapes, …
Local senior artist creates landscapes, portraits
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Topeka Presbyterian Manor did not hold its Art is Ageless® competition this year. We still received some wonderful submissions, and we want to celebrate the talent of local senior artists. This month, we’re sharing work by Ca ...
Longtime love of music keeps choir …
Longtime love of music keeps choir director singing
The Aberdeen Heights Choir, directed by and made up of residents from across the campus, perform their Christmas show for residents of The Glen. The sounds of Christmas filled The Glen at Aberdeen Heights during a December performance by the Aberdeen ...
“Beauty” shot graces cover of 2020 …
“Beauty” shot graces cover of 2020 Art is Ageless® Calendar
“Beauty and the Fleece,” a painting by Vada Galvan Artist Vada Galvan from Farmington has been competing in the Art is Ageless® competition for around six years, but this is the first time her work has been featured on the cover. “When I walked int ...
Rapp-Wyman turns life experiences into …
Rapp-Wyman turns life experiences into masterpieces
Juanita Rapp-Wyman For Juanita Rapp-Wyman, art is a deeply personal thing with every photograph, drawing and painting depicting a scene taken from her own life. It is a process that brings both a level of authenticity to her work, and, in the case of ...