Tony Allegretti was having lunch with his sister about two years ago at a restaurant Denver when he spilled coffee on a placemat where he’d been doodling. A tiny lightbulb turned on in his head, then ...

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — Mariam Graff doesn’t like painting portraits of people — they don’t like it if the portraits look like them. She’s found a niche for herself she can live with — painting portraits ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – From drinking it to painting with it: A Santa Fe man is creating dog portraits but not with traditional supplies. Tony Allegretti is painting his 50 th dog portrait, but it’s ...

American Fork • Cristall Harper’s art career didn’t get off to a rousing start. She was, she readily admits, “hustling” 15 years ago — doing “little 6-by-6 [inch] paintings that I would list on eBay” ...

The only thing that makes us more emotional than an old dog in need of a home is one that comes with a hand-painted portrait by a senior citizen. Draw for Paws has partnered with two organizations in ...