From Alicja Kwade’s existential structures to Jesse Homer French’s mythic landscapes, there are some outstanding one-artist stands at this year’s fair ...

Drop the budget brush kit and research the paint brushes that will make your DIY job easier with smoother strokes, sharper ...

Charles Oakley and Jorge C. Bailey are "spray can artists." You may have seen them at the Saturday Market, Alaska State Fair, Three Barons Fair and ...

Painting your room or doing any DIY-friendly home-improvement projects is liberating, yes. But it's not likely you’ll do it every day. There is the important matter of cleaning your brushes after ...

Every home improvement project ends with a familiar scene: a collection of leftover materials. There’s a certain satisfaction in surveying your little hoard of scraps and extras. It feels responsible, ...

Think carefully before you paint your home's exterior with a bold new color -- Skipping prepation or plaster can cause longlasting damage.

Brent crude futures finished the previous session at $65.47 per barrel, while WTI crude futures closed at $61.50 per barrel, with both reaching levels last seen on November 11.(Pixabay) Indian paint ...

Note: Data shows estimates of proven oil reserves for 2025. Source: Oil & Gas Journal. The New York Times By Stanley Reed Reporting from London Venezuela’s oil industry would “make a lot of money” ...

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Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

When human beings spot a car, a lot happens in that big space between our ears. Dozens of visual cues get our proverbial gears spinning and send us diving into our memory banks. In a few moments, ...