Author Archives: artstudio

Finding Home

Artist Nesmith finds inspiration in return to Southeast Texas after travels “You can’t go home again.” The general philosophy behind this quote, the title of the 1940 novel by Thomas Wolfe, is that once we leave a place, it changes, so that what we return to is no longer the home we remember. But what

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Briton in Beaumont

After 30 years in SETX, artist returns to spirit of homeland in BAL exhibition Andy Coughlan is a fixture in the Southeast Texas arts landscape. In September, he will bring a slice of the English landscape to Beaumont, accompanied by his signature female abstracts. A native of England, and a long-time resident of Southeast Texas,

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Summertime and the Geeking is Easy

A SEASONAL GUIDE TO KEEP THE NERDS OCCUPIED Commentary by Jeff Dixon (Jeff Dixon loves movies and comic books in a way that often terrifies him. You can follow his insane ramblings on Twitter @RoiVampire.) Well it’s summer, Not that you’d notice from the weather, of course. We’re two months into baseball season and I

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A Passion for Music

JAMES FAUST MIXES SOUNDS FOR VARIETY OF AREA MUSICIANS “My passion is working with bands and live music — that’s really where it stems from so I‘ve always worked in that realm.“ James Faust has been around music his whole life, playing in bands and recording them. When he reached a point when finding band

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