I agree with Jeff. Neither of those headlines shows that you're a serious artist. I think you'd be better off writing a headline that shows why your art is great, different, whatever, and not about what else you do or what you used to do.
As for what angle to use, you might want to pick a concept that ties in with something else happening in the news, or a seasonal focus.
Here are a few tips if you're not already familiar with them: Press releases that read like catchy newspaper articles get published. Editors don't have to change anything. Make the first sentence very attention-getting. Put all the important information in the first couple of paragraphs. Each paragraph should have less important stuff in it than the previous paragraph (articles get cut/shortened from the bottom). Sentences and paragraphs should be very short.
Sounds like you're already familiar with the required format for press releases. (For anyone else reading this, it's important to look up how a press release should be laid out before submitting them.)
Submit one or two 8x10 black and white photos of you and your art together, with a caption. (The standard photo is of you holding a paintbrush up to a finished painting as if you're still working on it.) Choose a painting with a strong simple value scheme that will reproduce well in low quality black and white newspaper printing.
Good luck!
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