A painting of Jesus greeting grateful lost sailors ... Last week, they asked the Military Religious Freedom Foundation to appeal on their behalf to the academy, which reports to the U.S ...

I really enjoy painting because once you're in the zone, you can just freely let the paintbrush go," says artist Amela Cikota ...

That decision by the academy, announced on Friday, concludes a dispute over the painting’s fate that pitted religious freedom advocates against conservatives. The religious freedom advocates ...

Her paintings are often large in scale, displaying close attention to color and space while carrying strong political messages, usually calling for universal peace and freedom. “Painting represents ...