It’s time for another embarrassing confession from someone who has lived in the central Florida area since 2003… I had never visited the Art & History Museums of Maitland until this summer. I know. I’m terrible! Currently on view at the Maitland Historical Museum is Florida Byways: Jules Andre Smith and the Bok Fellows. This […]
Read more "“Florida Byways” at the Maitland Historical Museum"You may not know her name, but I would wager that you might recognize her work and, at the very least, know some of the wild, incredible story that is her life. Margaret Keane, the painter of the waif-like children with large, expressive eyes, passed away on June 26th at the age of 94. If […]
Read more "Margaret Keane & “Big Eyes”"Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed is a Netflix documentary released in 2021. I will admit upfront that I have been hesitant to watch this film as I was worried that it would reveal some terrible or heinous crime committed by the beloved TV painter or, possibly worse, that he was a fraud who […]
Read more "“Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed”"The Healthy West Orange Arts and Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland is hosting a new art exhibition titled “Land, Water, Air” which is on view now through August 2022. Located right off the West Orange trail in Central Florida, this hidden gem won’t stay that way for long! The open house and “meet […]
Read more "“Land, Water, Air” at the Arts & Heritage Center"One of my favorite things about Central Florida is all the wonderful pockets of creativity and art scattered throughout area and the town of Winter Garden, specifically its historic downtown district, is one such special place. Winter Garden is home to the Winter Garden Art Association and its SOBO Gallery hosts art exhibitions and demonstrations […]
Read more "“About Face” at SOBO Gallery"As someone who has lived in the Sunshine State for the majority of her life, I can boldly and assuredly say that summers in Florida are no joke. Summers here are hot, they are humid, they are unrelenting and they last until November. Mosquitos are vicious and ever-present and a heavy duty summertime storm can […]
Read more "Art History Fun to Keep You Outta’ the Sun!"The 31st Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival has come to a close and big feelings abound. While I am “Fringe Fried” after two weeks of way more fun than any one human should legally be allowed to have, I am also sad that the spell has been broken and that it’s back to the […]
Read more "Fringe Wrap-Up"The Orlando International FRINGE Theatre Festival, now in its 31st year with no signs of slowing down, is happening right now in the heart of central Florida! If anything, the FRINGE is definitely ramping things up with all sorts of new and exciting activities, shows, performances and events that are sure to keep you joyfully […]
Read more "The Visual Fringe Gallery & HQ"My current Zoom course for the month of May is titled From Muse to Master: Celebrating Women Artists vol. 1 and one of the topics we discuss is how women artists were strategically and deliberately “erased” from art history. On the surface, that statement may sound bold and a little extreme, but it couldn’t be […]
Read more "Judith Leyster Goes to Auction"I am THRILLED to finally share with you this very exciting news! You all know that I have not given an in-person lecture or taught an in-person class since March 2020, but all that is about to change… I hope you will join me this year at the 31st Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival! […]
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