Blanca Santander: Artist Triumphs Over Shining Path
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Blanca Santander: Artist Triumphs Over Shining Path

With a gun held at her stomach and threatened with immediate death, Santander calmly was able to convince them she was an artist. An artist with a passion to paint the wildlife for children. As darkness squeezed out the remaining light, Santander says “miraculously’ she and her friend were released. Minus their motorcycle they began the silent, slow walk home through the jungle. Their walk became a journey through the blackness and certain death to life, freedom. Continue reading

Lefebvre Reveals the Ancients of Peru
Art / International

Lefebvre Reveals the Ancients of Peru

Stephane Lefebvre, a painter from Brussels, is like a magician who brings ancient cultures forward to the present with the ease only an illusionist can accomplish leaving the viewer reaching forward to touch the canvas — wondering out loud, “C’est vrai?” He responds, “Oui.” Continue reading