The Creation Process

I delivered my contribution to the 3rd Annual Wine Box Art Show benefiting the Zebra Coalition about a week ago.  I am so very pleased with the final product, but I don’t want to reveal it until closer to the fundraising event.  In the meantime, I will post a few “sneak peek” images and brief […]

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Kids & Pablo Picasso

Cubism isn’t the easiest art concept to explain to adults, let alone to kids.  Does that mean we should refrain from teaching children challenging art theories?  Of course not!  At the recent Take pART event at St. Luke’s UMC, I wrote a brief explanation of Cubism to accompany a kids’ art activity called “Picasso Pizzazz.”  […]

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The Eau Gallie Mural

The community of Eau Gallie, Florida is experiencing a fascinating and on-going debate about art.  Centered around a mural created by artist Matt Gondek, the city has been struggling with complaints from its citizens that the artwork in question is too violent.  However, the design for the mural was approved by the city of Melbourne’s […]

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Summertime Sugar Skull

When you are an artist you sometimes find yourself needing unconventional media or supplies during unusual times… like needing a skull in the middle of summer.  I just completed an epic art project that I am very proud of and will be sharing with all of you soon.  However, to complete this project I needed […]

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Kids & Vincent van Gogh

It can sometimes be difficult to explain art historical movements, or even the lives of certain artists, to children.  For the recent Take pART event, I was asked to write about Vincent van Gogh and his painting “Starry Night” for a kid’s art activity.  Here’s what I came up with… Vincent van Gogh was a […]

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Artist Alley

Take pART: A Festival of the Arts took place this past Saturday and I am so very pleased with the results.  When you spend months planning an event, the minutes before the doors open can be the most nerve-wracking… there is that sad and scary thought, “What if no one shows up???” Thankfully, attendance was not […]

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Meme School

My class, “Art History in Pop Culture,” kicked off last week at the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and I had two very special students in attendance.  Lisa Garza (reporter) and Red Huber (photographer) work for the Orlando Sentinel and they both sat in on the first session of my class.  Today they posted a […]

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Special Guest

I am so honored to be a special guest speaker in St. Luke’s summer programming series, Wednesday Nite Lite, this Wednesday, July 11th.  Wednesday Nite Lite offers the St. Luke’s congregation and the local Central Florida community a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a home-cooked meal, fun learning opportunities and activities for every member of the […]

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Fall Lecture Preview #1

To all those who have been following this blog for a while, you know that this has been an extraordinarily busy summer for me… and I LOVE it!  I am working on a variety of art projects, researching new lecture topics, hosting the Art Lovers Book Club AND teaching classes as part of the Rollins […]

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3rd Annual Wine Box Art Show

I am honored to have been asked to contribute to the 3rd Annual Wine Box Art Show benefiting the Zebra Coalition of Orlando, FL.  If you recall, one of last summer’s art projects was to paint a wine box – with any theme chosen by the artist – to be auctioned off at a fundraiser […]

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