My February classes with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning are wrapping up this week. While that always makes me a little sad, I am also excited to start new classes next week! The Legacy of Vincent van Gogh This very special class will take an in-depth look at one of the world’s most famous […]
Read more "March Classes with the RCLL"I am so pleased to announce my first art opening of 2020! I hope you will join me for the opening of The Nature Show at The Barefoot Spa on Saturday, March 14th. The opening will take place from 6:00 – 9:00pm and refreshments will be available. Two of my pieces inspired by the work […]
Read more "The Nature Show"If you are considering visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, FL to view the Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney exhibit, I implore you… do not go for the Picassos or the Hockneys. Honestly, they were the least impressive works in the entire exhibition. Instead, go for the really wonderful array […]
Read more "Natalia Goncharova"I hate to admit that I have never visited the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, FL. Thankfully, I can say in almost the same breath that I remedied that issue this past weekend when I saw their exhibition The Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney. I am pleased to say that I […]
Read more "Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney"Mary Ann Carroll was the only female painter in the art collective known as The Highwaymen, yet her contributions were immense. As a single mother to seven (!) children in the 1970’s, she was able to support herself by selling her artwork. To be able to make a living off the sales of one’s artwork […]
Read more "Mary Ann Carroll"Living Color: The Art of The Highwaymen is an astounding exhibition currently on view at the Orlando Museum of Art. For those not familiar, The Highwaymen are a group of self-taught African-American artists celebrated for capturing the natural beauty of “Old Florida.” The group got its name from their entrepreneurial endeavors selling their paintings on […]
Read more "“Living Color: The Art of The Highwaymen” at the OMA"The Daily Show with Trevor Noah had contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley on as a guest last week and it was not only entertaining, but wildly informative. Wiley is very comfortable discussing art in a setting that is not always conducive to it – a late night chat show – and with people whose knowledge of […]
Read more "Kehinde Wiley"“Weathering With You” is the sophomore effort of director Makoto Shinkai that is currently taking the world of animation by storm. This film will not only appeal to fans of the Studio Ghibli films produced by the esteemed living legend Hayao Miyazaki, but to anyone who appreciates animated film-making, whether hand-drawn or computer generated. Without […]
Read more "“Weathering With You”"I stopped by SoBo Gallery in Winter Garden, FL this weekend to check out the current art exhibition, “Word Play.” With a theme focusing on words in art, there are the expected paintings of inspirational phrases and photographs of vintage and antique signs. That said, I was surprised and pleased by the variety of media […]
Read more "“Word Play” at SoBo Gallery"I recently reread Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut and it felt more profound now than the first time I read it. My first reading of Bluebeard was when I was in college, deep in the throws of becoming a baby art historian. This novel entering my sphere of existence seemed to line up perfectly with my […]
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