Spokane artists paint mural on Peaceful Valley basketball court

Good News Notes: “Gallons of paint and hours of man power went into painting the mural on the Peaceful Valley basketball court. The project is under the direction of local artist Tiffany Paterson. She designed the mural that Peaceful Valley, Hoopfest, Spokane Arts and MultiCare collectively chose to be on the court. It is the…

Billionaire Will Raffle Away Picasso for Charity

Good News Notes: “Billionaire art collector David Nahmad cannot remember why he bought “Nature Morte,” a small oil painting by Pablo Picasso. Nahmad owns about 300 of Picasso’s works. So, his forgetfulness is understandable. ‘We bought so many Picassos now, I don’t remember the… reason,’ Nahmad said to Associated Press reporters from his home in…

Lynn Colwell will give you a painting if you donate money to charity

Good News Notes: “Lynn Colwell’s art teacher peered down at the then-8-year-old’s drawing and made a blunt assessment: Art was not for her. Colwell believed her teacher and spent the next several decades not painting, accepting that she wasn’t artistic.” “A little over five years ago, a friend suggested that Colwell register for an online…