Ellis Widner
Recent Stories by Ellis Widner
Charles Banks Wilson: ‘I’m a storyteller,’ not artist, he said
posted: 05/04/2013 4:25 a.m. Discuss
Charles Banks Wilson, the famed Arkansas-born artist renowned for his drawings, lithographs and paintings of American Indians, and his illustrations for more than two dozen books, including Treasure Island, died Thursday in Rogers.
The mastery of beauty
posted: 03/24/2013 2:50 a.m. Discuss
Master. We call someone who has achieved the highest degree of skill in their field a master. Chess master, golf master, meditation master, master gardener.
REISSUES: Lonely Redding stirs swirl of agony, ecstasy
posted: 03/17/2013 2:49 a.m. Discuss
Few voices can approach the heartbreak, emotional pain, longing, regret and despair that poured from Otis Redding’s vocals.
ARTBEAT: Prosaic pieces, sublime art
posted: 02/26/2013 2:31 a.m. Discuss
Delita Martin’s life hangs on the walls.
REISSUES: Revised Rumours a nice bite of Mac
posted: 02/17/2013 2:47 a.m. Discuss
The perfect storm.
ART BEAT: Art jumps off the wall at Gallery 26 exhibition
posted: 02/14/2013 3:22 a.m. Discuss
It may not be pop art, but Jeff Waddle’s acrylic paintings almost literally pop off the wall at Gallery 26 in Little Rock.
ARTBEAT: Shining light on ’40s darkness
posted: 02/12/2013 2:39 a.m. Discuss
War and fear are powerful forces that shape history, national policy and human behavior.
ARTBEAT: Art spills forth at many sites
posted: 01/29/2013 2:39 a.m. Discuss
Another year, another anniversary, another show.
ARTBEAT: Charm, riddles grace Delta exhibit
posted: 01/27/2013 2:35 a.m. Discuss
Nothing like a pair of eye-catchers to pull you into an art show.
REISSUES: Scotland’s Blue Nile flows again in two deluxe editions
posted: 01/20/2013 2:27 a.m. Discuss
Love has bruised Paul Buchanan’s weary voice, one that embodies a deep yearning, hurt and melancholy. He wraps its beauty, ache and longing around the songs of The Blue Nile, which glide through our ears and right into the heart.
