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What Can a Barn Say?

What Can a Barn Say?

Did you know that a barn can tell you a lot about history just from a glance? PAPA artists were challenged this month to paint a barn. That might sound like a somewhat mundane task until you see the variety of barns they created. There are barns for cattle, barns to...
A Family Affair

A Family Affair

Our featured artist exhibit this month is not of a single artist but an entire artistic family! The Sharp family is continuing a painterly tradition begun by grandmother Clara Little. Clara was one of the founding members of the Paducah Area Painters Alliance, or...
Hollyhocks

Hollyhocks

Hollyhocks are timeless flowers that tend to remind me of my grandmother’s garden. Historically among other things, they represent ambition and aspiration because of the tall, steadfast stalk that strives upward. Today though, we’re reminded of their...
A Shady Respite

A Shady Respite

During these long hot dry days of late summer, it feels like a special treat to find a cool shady spot. PAPA artist Dutch Thurman shares one in her painting “Garlic Gone Wild.” Following the almost hidden pathway, you reach the cool beneath the trees...
Refreshing Beauty

Refreshing Beauty

Could you use a break? Our August featured artist, Paula Clark Trojahn, has the perfect remedy with a unique exhibit that soothes like a cool breeze on an oppressively hot day. As a life long artist who never lost the joy of painting as a child, she brings whimsy...
A Different Perspective

A Different Perspective

Art can do many things and often painters help you see things in unexpected ways. Water colorist John McLaren piques our interest in the Artist Challenge this month to paint a window. Rather than simply showing us a window though, he tempts us to look closer to...