December 2008

December Advertorials

Special Advertising Features - Nicholas, DDS, Periodontics of the Desert, Greetings, Carlan Gallery, and Hart Gallery.

Rear View - The Elusive Impressionist

By Ann Japenga

Trying to find the man behind the paintings proves difficult when that man is Paul Grimm

Mistaken Identity

Mel Haber, owner of Melvyn's Ingleside Inn, recalls the opening night of his restaurant when he inadvertently turned away Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw.

Editor's Letter December 2008

By Steven Biller

Slow But Steady Goes the Art Market

SMILE! - Top Dentists

We’ve identified the top dentists in the Coachella Valley

PSST! - The Best Of The Coachella Valley and Beyond

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Art on the Side, J. Willott: Big on Miniatures, and "Shoosh!"

PSST! - Intelligencer

Bags Of Oil, In Need Of A Hug, Local Color, Finding A Following, Word Association, and Art with a Heart.

PSST! - Brushes With Greatness

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Although he only picked up his first paintbrush in September 2007, Ziggy already has exhibited and sold his work, appeared on television, and been invited to the Playboy Mansion.

Horoscope - Look to Yourself

By Sherryl Nova

December 2008

Wine - Making It Personal

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Dig in and taste the winemaker’s life

Wheels - Winning Hearts and Minds

By Pat Devereux

The new Porsche 911 looks familiar, but it’s appreciably better in almost every way

Wealth - Hammer Time

By Ellen Paris

Foreign collectors keep money flowing through the U.S. art market

On A Mission

By Jeffrey Crider

Long days and extraordinary altruism of doctors and other volunteers transform lives in Ecuador

The Great Escape

By Allison Engel

Steve McQueen made Hugh Kaptur’s Southridge house his own

A Glass Act

By Steven Biller

A couple’s passion for studio glass inspires a collection whose best pieces earn a place in their namesake gallery at Palm Springs Art Museum

In Store - Form & Function

By Sarah Reiss

Furniture maker and sculptor Brent Skidmore melds the fleeting nature of time with the unchanging solidity of stone in his Cairn Clock. This 8-foot, basswood-and-aluminum timepiece proves that while time may fly, inspired design is rock solid.