MENTONE — Growing up in Mentone, Mike Yazel has felt a pull to art since he first started drawing. He enjoys trying multiple different mediums for his artwork including watercolor, oil, glass blowing, blacksmithing and wood carving.

By Darla McCammon When most of us were children we likely received a long thin metal tin with bright colors on the outside design. Upon opening the tin, we found about eight or so hard, but colorful, pigments and a rather pathetic paint brush. The teacher, or our parent, would provide a small container of …read more.

PIERCETON — Watercolor, as an art medium, has always been fascinating to me. Watercolor is also known as aquarelle, a French word that describes this painting method. Watercolor work uses paint that can be thinned with water because the paints are made of pigments that ride in water.

If you did not make it to the annual Art Fair at the Village at Winona on Saturday, you will still have an opportunity from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The fair features 73 different artists in a variety of mediums – jewelry, mixed media, clay, wood, fiber, drawing, photography, sculpture, oils and watercolor. …read more.