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Art is in the eye of the beholder and the passion thereof time and limitless. The same can be said about Brad Twaddle’s immeasurable energy and passion for Dancing and the Arts.

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Pen Densham’s Cinematic Nature Photography Pulses With Life

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Pen Densham believes a single photograph can vibrate with the same energy as a movie — stirring the same instincts, emotions, and wonder to make us feel profoundly alive.  In Pen Densham new body of impressionist nature photography, he uses his camera to create images that shimmer with joy, vitality, and in what he describes as the biological instincts of being alive. 


Samantha Yun Wall Reclaims Her Past

Korean American artist Samantha Yun Wall explores cultural duality, memory, and societal stigma in her first major solo exhibition, which opened earlier this month at the Seattle Art Museum and runs through October 4.


The Threatened Swan by Jan Asselijn

A great painting has many meanings. The oil painting of The Threatened Swan by Dutch Artist Jan Asselijn was created around 1650. The swan appears to be threatened by a dog rearing its ugly head. Some claim the swan is mute. The swan could be protecting its cygnets, as they often ride on their mother’s back, although none are seen. 


Gingerbread Joy

Wearing red-and-white polka-dotted bows behind her ears, Gracie looks fetchingly festive. Her post-bath embellishment won’t last long, because Gracie is a self-respecting Shetland Sheepdog. But she puts up with it for a little while in order to please her human, Dawn Kuhlman. 


Dishing the Dirt: Art, Food, and Identity

For the past year, a veritable feast of French Impressionist paintings has been touring the United States. Organized in partnership with the American Federation of the Arts and originating at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia, the exhibition called “Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism” was designed to coincide with a worldwide celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first-ever Impressionist exhibition in Paris. Since the exhibition’s debut last fall at the Chrysler, it has gone on to the Frist Art Museum in Nashville and the Cincinnati Art Museum in Ohio. Late last month the exhibit opened at the Seattle Art Museum, where it will be on view until January 18, 2026.