After an engaging and informative Oil Painting Portrait Workshop with artist Emilio Villalba on Zoom last month, I was excited and grateful when my boss…
When my boss, Linda Wehrli asked why I chose to move to Asheville, North Carolina, she was not surprised to hear one of my first…
When I think of talented acrylic painters, my mind immediately goes to Los Angeles artist, Christina Ramos. I was first introduced to Christina in January…
I’m excited for our first CD release story for November! Con Anima is a labor of love honoring the 80th birthday of quintessential Armenian composer…
Hot on the heels of my latest blog, the Villa-Lobos CD release by Argentine pianist Daniela Salinas, it occurred to me that a proper blog…
Exciting News! A new CD, Paris<>Los Angeles has been released today. This is Pastimes’ first blog on a CD release and this one is spectacular.…
Pastimes for a Lifetime is pleased to host its second Student Sidewalk Chart Art Invitational or SSCAI. What is the SSCAI? My boss, Linda Wehrli…
Back in 2017, I had the privilege of attending Swedish master painter, Nick Alm‘s solo show at Arcadia Contemporary. Luckily, I was able to meet…
As a guitar player and lover of rock and roll, I am clueless when it comes to the great jazz and classical pianists. Thankfully, my…
It had been a while since we reviewed a product on the blog. I asked my boss, Linda Wehrli for a topic. She recommended reporting…