Whether she is painting on canvas or handcrafting one of her new embroidery portraits, Suzanne Thomas prefers to work in layers.
"I love the idea of layering . of blending together, putting things on top of this and that, and you create a picture, layering so there's a structure to it. It's a foundation, so it feels like everybody's building on everything. It helps create the whole picture," Thomas said. "It helps to create a visual interest. It's not just interested in telling the narrative, but to draw people in to really look at it.
About a dozen Black artists are featured in the new interdisciplinary art exhibition "Still Here: The Cosmology of Black Resilience," on view through March 2 in the Myriad Botanical Gardens' Crystal Bridge Conservatory.
One of my favorite films of 2020, writer-director Lee Isaac Chung’s beautifully bittersweet family drama "Minari" is opening in Oklahoma theaters today.
The iconic World War II romance "Casablanca" introduced me to Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, the classic screwball comedy "Some Like It Hot" introduced me to Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, and the uproarious rom-com "Teacher's Pet" introduced me to Clark Gable and Doris Day.
But the man who made the introductions was B.J. Wexler, the longtime host of the popular "OETA Movie Club."
Every weekend for three decades, Wexler affably appeared on television screens across Oklahoma with a full bucket of fresh popcorn and a generous helping of fun facts and behind-the-scenes trivia to accompany the show's slate of classic films.
Wexler died Feb. 10 at the age of 83, and the hearts of movie fans across the