An amazing exhibit of war art opens in Nyack this weekend: Ghost Army

Ghost Army Opening Reception this Saturday!

Artists of Deception The Ghost Army of World War II OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 5-7 PM Exhibition Dates: April 13-June 9, 2013 Curators: Elizabeth Sayles and Rick Beyer An exhibition of original works by soldiers in “The Ghost Army,” an extraordinary World War II deception unit loaded with artists.   This top-secret group of GI’s helped win the war with inflatable tanks, sound effects and illusion.  As they traveled across the battlefields of Europe, they documented everything with watercolors, ink, and pastel, creating a vast array of artwork.   Artists in the unit included fashion designer Bill Blass, painter/sculptor Ellsworth Kelly, and wildlife artist Arthur Singer. This exhibition will feature wartime paintings and sketches by more than 15 Ghost Army soldiers, including works by Rockland County Ghost Army veterans Bill Sayles and Ned Harris. Click here for more information.

Tania Fuentez Media - 'Significant chapter' post

An old AP colleague of mine is a multimedia journalist with a terrific blog. Here is a link to a recent post that focuses on my upoming book:
http://taniafuentez.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/art-sketching-guantanamo-a-significant-chapter-for-janet-hamlin/

To learn more about Tania Fuentez click here: http://www.taniafuentezmedia.com

CBC radio'The Current' interview on Sketching Guantanamo

 Interview on Canada Radio CBC's 'The Current' today on Sketching Guantanamo.
Live feed can be heard here on The Current's homesite:

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/03/26/sketching-guantanamo-janet-hamlin/#igImgId_66000

And a small gallery of sketches can be seen here:
Gallery of sketch work http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/03/26/sketching-guantanamo-janet-hamlin/#igImgId_66000

WIRED interview with preview of 'Sketching Guantanamo'

Read it at:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/guantanamo-sketches/#slideid-106012

Sketching Guantanamo press release

Cover shot: Michelle Shephard

Fantagraphics Publishing press release on 'Sketching Guantanamo' went out yesterday; book due out around October of this year. 

This book exists thanks to the efforts of many- a foreward and editing by Carol Rosenberg of the Miami Herald, chapter opener on Omar Khadr by Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star, contributions by Muna Shikaki/Al Arabiya, Jane Sutton/Reuters, Lt. Col Jon Jackson, released detainee Salim Hamdan and his court translator Charles Schmitz, a style guide layout by Greg Mann of Fibonnaci Design Group. AND THANKS to Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson for lining me up with Fantagraphics. 

Read release here:
Fantagraphics press release for 'Sketching Guantanamo

Martha Stewart in NY court

Yesterday I worked in the NYC Courts to sketch Martha Stewart testifying in response to a suit Macy's has brought against her. The courtroom was a more intimate setting- not huge and vast. I was allowed to sketch from the jury box so the view for sketching was spectacular. Story on Martha's case in today's news:

http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2013/03/macy_s_suit_seen_panning_out_for_martha_stewart

Final day of 9/11 pretrial hearings for this week, FEB 14, 2013

Today was the final day for this week's hearings in the 9/11 case. All five detainees were in court. Today's focus was on searches of their mail, and testimony via video of convening authority Ret. Adm. Bruce Macdonald. Hearings are scheduled to resume April 22.