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Buy artwork - and support Newton’s food pantries By Kami Rieck Boston University journalist,Updated January 20, 2021, 4:47 p.m. Email to a Friend Bruce Wilson sold his photograph of Newton City Hall to Mayor Ruthanne Fuller during the Newton Art Association fundraiser.contributed photo The Newton Art Association is making it possible for everybody to support local food pantries, browse a virtual art exhibit and build a collection of original artwork — all from the comfort of home. The...

An artist in control, another artist embracing the unknown at Galatea Fine Art By Cate McQuaid Globe Correspondent,Updated December 15, 2020, 6:25 p.m. Email to a Friend James Varnums "Emerald Shoals."James Varnum (Custom credit)/Courtesy Galatea Fine Art Some artists are painstaking. Others rely on chance. Printmaker Patrick Casey and painter James C. Varnum present the two ends of that spectrum at Galatea Fine Art. Casey prints his reduction woodcuts in one color, then carves into the woodblo...