Conventional wisdom holds that watercolor paintings are often small to medium-size pictures depicting an urban or rural landscape, offering a visual narrative of an old neighborhood or perhaps a lovely snapshot of a seascape in winter. "Quaint," "homey," "charming,"—such are the words and phrases that come to mind. Not so for the new collection of works by watercolor artist Jan Heaton, currently on exhibit at the Wally Workman Gallery. Heaton’s over-sized watercolors are giant effervescent......

Yes, it sucks that there is so little lead-time on this event. The first Austin Music Mixer! It’s tonight. TONIGHT, damnit. But don’t act like you’re super busy on Tuesday nights anyway. What, CSI: Waco Suburbs got your evening on-lock? Tivo that bullshit and mingle with other musicians. Here’s their press release, in their own musicianesque words: -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Austin Music Foundation (AMF) today announces the launch of the Austin Music Mixer, a twice-monthly......

The work*shop is hosting Get Gifted, a holiday shopping event where all the choices are handmade by local artists and artisans. It's a crafty paradise! The shopping will start at 5pm and end at 9pm, and along with all the unique creations to purchase, there will refreshments and live music. By the way, the work*shop is the place to go for all your artsing and crafting needs. You can walk in, paint some ceramics,......