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"“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 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 […]
Read more "Bluebeard"As you know, I am debuting a new lecture series – Modern Art Madness vol. 2! – this spring with the Winter Garden Art Association. Needless to say, I have been up to my eyeballs in research and Power Point presentations. Session 3 of this new series is dedicated to the art of the 1980’s […]
Read more "Basquiat & Haring"The new year is finally here – YOU MADE IT! With a new year comes new journeys through art history. Are you ready to wander with me in 2020? I am offering six classes this spring with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning. I am bringing one class out of The Wandering Art Historian “vault” […]
Read more "New Year, New Classes!"I am thrilled to finally announce my new lecture series debuting Spring 2020 – Modern Art Madness vol.2! Modern Art is such an epic movement it surely cannot be contained to just one lecture series. This spring I will explore a whole host of artists who played significant roles in the Modern Art movement and […]
Read more "Modern Art Madness vol. 2!"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 saved the most controversial discussion topic for last – The Art World & Money. In a climate of scarcity, especially for funding the arts, there seems to be an overabundance of high-ticket works of art up for grabs. Why is this? Are artists producing works specifically for the art market? Is it couth to […]
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