July’s selection for the Art Lovers Book Club is “Lust for Life” by Irving Stone! “Lust for Life” is a biography of the great Vincent van Gogh presented as historical fiction. Stone’s book focuses the readers’ attention on Vincent’s relationships – with his brother, with his colleagues, and with his romantic partners. Art Lovers Book […]
Read more "“Lust for Life”"It’s almost time for the Art Lovers Book Club! Saturday, June 9th kicks off the first ever summer book club hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association. I hope you’ll join me for a rousing discussion of the book Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier. Through the eyes of Chevalier’s protagonist, Griet, we […]
Read more "Summer Book Club"Summer is the perfect time to relax and dive into a good book. The Winter Garden Art Association is hosting an Art Lovers Book Club this summer to inspire creativity and to promote the joys of reading. Together we will read and discuss books that all have an art-based theme and each discussion will be […]
Read more "Art Lovers Book Club"I had the most incredible experience speaking at a book club this past weekend! Using Tracy Chevalier’s intriguing historical fiction novel, The Girl with a Pearl Earring, we discussed Vermeer, the Golden Age of Dutch Baroque painting and Vermeer’s epic masterpiece of the same name. Our hostess for the event, Holly, thought of so many […]
Read more "Vermeer, the Dutch Baroque & “The Girl with a Pearl Earring”"Last fall I was asked if I would speak at a book club. The group was interested in choosing a book with some sort of artistic or art historical context and was looking for someone who could speak about the book in both literary and art historical terms. As a bibliophile (and Borders Books & […]
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