While taking photos of The Book of Kells is forbidden (photos are not even allowed in the room where the book is displayed), it was an amazing experience, even if there is no photographic evidence, as is required for life in the 21st century. That said, this museum nerd confirms that the exhibition space was […]
Read more "The Book of Kells – Part 2"Another item at the very top of my “Must See in Ireland” list was The Book of Kells. The Book of Kells is a Gospel Book, which means it contains the first four books of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. These four books were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (followers of […]
Read more "The Book of Kells – Part 1"Not far from the Newgrange site is another passage tomb – Knowth. The Knowth site is interesting in that it is one large mound surrounded by a number of smaller mounds. We were allowed to go inside the large, central mound, but only so far as the innermost chambers and the passage itself is beginning […]
Read more "Knowth"I have returned from my travels to The Emerald Isle and I have so many wonderful things to share – the first being my visit to Newgrange. Visiting this ancient site was at the very top of my list of things I had to do while in Ireland and I can assure you, it did […]
Read more "Newgrange"THANK YOU to all those who joined me in the pumpkin patch at St. Luke’s UMC last week for a painting party. I love seeing what happens when you make art supplies available to children… and adults! Each pumpkin that left the patch that night was a true masterpiece. THANK YOU to everyone who attended […]
Read more "THANK YOU!"I want to make you aware of this incredible book just recently released titled Great Women Artists. While some may see this gorgeous and epic tome as a mere coffee table book, I would argue that it is so much more and so, so necessary at this time. From the not-so-subtle design of its cover […]
Read more "Great Women Artists"“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.” -Vincent van Gogh. As an academic, I love studying Van Gogh because he gave us quite a gift – not just 800+ paintings, but hundred and hundreds of letters. Shout out to his sister-in-law, Jo, who had the foresight […]
Read more "Starry Night"I had a lot of fun painting this iris. Vincent is known for his many sunflower paintings, but when he moved to Saint-Remy to check himself into the asylum, we begin to see more irises and cypresses in his work. Of course, there could be a number of reasons for this: perhaps, irises and cypress […]
Read more "Irises"I am so pleased to share with you that The Wandering Art Historian is returning to Mount Dora! I am partnering with Modernism Museum Mount Dora for two special presentations of my lecture This is Not Reality: The Art of Rene Magritte in mid-October. Hosted by 1921 by Norman Van Aken, this lecture will be […]
Read more "Magritte in Mount Dora!"After tackling his iconic sunflowers, you might be wondering how I choose the Van Gogh paintings to study. Well, I have this very handy resource, a Taschen book that includes ALL of Vincent’s paintings. Of course it includes essays and other academic information, but the fact that it also includes all of Vincent’s paintings in […]
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