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Crumb (Blu-ray)Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:29AMHighly Recommended The Movie:   Once again Criterion brings an important film tomarket.   This time they've brought TerryZwigoff's important documentary Crumb to Blu-ray with an excellent transfer anda wonderful set of bonus features.   Themovie profiles seminal underground comic creator Robert Crumb but morethan achronology of what the artist has accomplished, the film examines ...

Drawing Under the InfluenceFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:48AMArtists, drawing novices and those just there to booze flocked to News Lounge last night for Drinking and Drawing, a quarterly happening where alcohol-induced sketches are transformed into a short animated film. Animation - Short film - Arts - Games - Organizations

Pixar exhibit goes beyond the computer screenFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:11AMComputer-animated films are made by more than just mouse clicks. They are the product of countless sketches, paintings, drawings, storyboards and maquettes. More than 500 of them are on display in "Pixar: 25 Years of Animation," opening Saturday at the Oakland Museum of California. Taken as a whole, the show offers viewers an illuminating -- and surprising -- glimpse at the animation process.

Drawing with Thread, Paint, Paper & PenThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:32PMWhiskey Creek (Spring) By Kate Ha rding, 2008, found leather garments, thread, grommets, and steel hooks, 54 x 35. One of the things I love about the artistic process is that we all share the need to put our creative energy into practice, we do it in so many different ways, and yet we usually have a lot of overlapping interests. The one that springs immediately to my mind is a focus on drawing ...

Local artist Tony Brock puts his work on displayThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:10PMThe cheerful adaptation of once-derogatory terms seems to have arisen with the advent of youth culture, in the baby boom years of the 1950s and '60s.

Putting words to Webster Street experienceThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:44PMLocal poets celebrate unique flavor of West End in month of special events

Pixar exhibit goes beyond the computer screenThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:17PMIt's widely accepted that Pixar movies are marvels of digital technology. But most people have no idea that those stunning computer animations start out the old-fashioned way, with tools like pencils and paintbrushes, before they ever hit the screen.

At the cutting edgeThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:53PMOlympia artist Nikki McClure observes the smallest signs of the seasonsThe hopeful vision of Olympia artist Nikki McClure

Fans design dream Nokia smartphoneTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:23PMEver thought you could envisage the next big thing in mobile devices? Nokia fans have recently had the opportunity to do exactly that.