An Angel at My Table

This most impolite of directors attacks the most polite of genres in a way that makes it feel like her own creation, and pays tribute to her source by bringing it so ferociously to life

"...throwing the relatively staid, TV-safe compositions off kilter and drawing attention to the pileup of ephemera, subtly depicting Frame's..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Review by Spencer Parsons

Constructing the Illusion of Depth

Four of Austin's master painters reveal the secrets of their craft

"...chalk, graphite, and homemade carbon paper to make the underdrawing. None of the three drawing tools contain wax of..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...exactly the sort of red flags to look for, drawing on the years she spent analyzing contracts and management..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Book on Lance Letscher

What lies behind the buzz of Austin's hot collage artist

"...while working three jobs, Letscher started making "simple, small drawings to work through ideas – cutting them out and..."

June 25, 2004 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

No Visible Suffering

The Texas executions continue, amidst new questions about pain and suffering

"...England, in which the writer noted: 'We didn't stop drawing and quartering because we felt sorry for the person..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

The Other Side

Dues paid, Trish Murphy delivers her most mature album with 'Girls Get in Free'

"...spot – Trish & Darin became one of the biggest-drawing acts in Houston for several years in the early..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Rights and Consequences

The Redistricting trial pits "partisan gerrymandering" against the Voting Rights Act.

"...[African-American] district, but race did not predominate" in the drawing of the new lines...."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

The Whole Universe Rocks

The Harry Ransom Center's exhibition "Make It New" explores how modernism changed everything.

"...not just radioactivity but also surrealism. Among the exhibits drawing thread to thread and node to node here:..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...opted to use the opportunity to smite the Right. Drawing on their mutual histories in little Western towns, they..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Anatomy of a Print

Artist Lance Letscher and Slugfest print studio team up to produce a labor of something like love.

"...lithograph. He slices deeply into the paper, excising a drawing of leafy twigs, cutting as carefully as a surgeon..."

April 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

What Lies Beneath

Sydney Yeager's new paintings at D Berman Gallery represent a departure in the artist's work, a potential turning point from the figurative images that made Yeager's work recognizable for nearly a decade to what has always been the real strength of her paintings: the abstraction beneath.

"...The new paintings are full-blown abstractions, without the drawing scrim of figurative images that made Yeager's work instantly..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

They're History

The Blue Genie boys -- those whimsical artists responsible for the armadillo-festooned entrance to Threadgill's World Headquarters, the guitar gal atop Fran's Hamburgers, and other mini-landmarks around Austin -- have been fun for the people who see them and fun for the people who made them. Making giant panels for the new Texas State History Museum, though, was a bit more than just that.

"..."so I was by myself a lot. I enjoyed drawing and painting and, well, making stuff. And as I..."

April 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"...case and noticed that his photograph resembled a composite drawing of the rape suspect. The investigator, figuring that the..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Express Success

Sometimes a Round Rock Express game resembles a combination county fair and amusement park : with the baseball game as background more than a sporting event.

"...only three of the 160 major-league-affiliated minor-league teams were outdrawing Round Rock, and they were all Triple-A clubs...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

Ideas Through Movement

Political and philosophical issues aren't just topics for writers and dramatists. Several Austin choreographers are using themas subjects for dances. Toni Bravo, Jeffery Bullock, Lisa Fehrman, and Andrew Long explain how they see ideas through movement.

"...about math, geometry, and language through singing, dancing, and drawing. We learned about science, geography, and history through drawing,..."

March 3, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

For God and Country

"...New York art world began taking note of Daniel's drawings. Artist Ron English actively sought him out after seeing..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature by Kathy McCarty

Genius of Love

"..."My mom started buying me paper and I started drawing all the time," he says, and the power of..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

El Corazón de Santa Barraza

"...says Barraza. "So I spent a lot of time drawing and sketching. One of the easiest ways for me..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

... In With the New

More on Upgrades for PCs

"...devices such as keyboards, joysticks, game pads, mouses, or drawing tablets can greatly affect your computer experience. Make sure..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

Bob Schneider

"...the same band as the Scabs) are back to drawing similarly well on weekends. Not likely to raise any..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Freeport Wins Small

Thousands and Thousands of Dollars

"...George began by drawing admissions from the CEO that his companies have to..."

May 19, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Austin's Comic Strippers: Part of the Big Picture

Divya Srinivasan

"...as a comic-strip artist. "I started as a kid drawing pictures with little words - I never thought of..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature

Book Review: Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen

New authorized biography vividly exhumes the artist’s West Texas world

"...the way I work. I end up making a drawing or song, and the next thing I know I’m..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Doug Freeman

It's Only Life After All

Moving doc about the folk musical duo Indigo Girls

"...you know your time with them, for now, is drawing to a close...."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Katherine McNevins

Lousy Carter

A charismatic David Krumholtz plays the titular lit professor

"...Byington is a talented director with a flair for drawing subtle performances that play deliciously with ennui and happy..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hardcore for a Cause, Gary Clark Jr., and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the coming week

"...requests a $10 donation.   – Carys Anderson Exploded Drawing..."

March 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Plethora of Riches: How Richard Samuel Turned an Art Gallery Into a Community Center

RichesArt launches annual Black History Month exhibit with new philanthropic initiative

"...becomes an event space, home to watercolor painting, figure drawing, and collage making classes, as well as comedy shows,..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

“The Contemporary Print” Celebrates One of the World’s Oldest, Most Exacting Art Forms

ICOSA and PrintAustin juried exhibit runs through Feb. 17

"...the human condition, others focus on a technical dialogue, drawing from their individual practice in other mediums as it..."

Jan. 31, 2024 Arts Post by Meher Qazilbash

The Royal Hotel

Disturbing trip to the sexist outback is cut short by a simplistic ending

"...is an abomination to her ears but just like drawing breath to the locals...."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Comic Creator Spotlight on Kristin Hogan: “I Absolutely Love the STAPLE! Community”

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...an individual artist. And, also, it was a lady drawing it! Which was like, ‘Whaaaaat? A lady, drawing these..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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