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"As I resume my art adventures through the creative wilds of Central Florida, I want to share with you a gem of an art exhibition I discovered in Leesburg, Florida. Don’t worry – you still have two weeks to see this show before it closes on May 18th! Caren Akers – An Abstract Journey: Color […]
Read more "Caren Akers at the Leesburg Center for the Arts"You all know that I am a huge fan of murals and public art and that I feature them frequently here on the blog. Last week I visited an exceptional example of what public art can do for a drab space and for a community and seeing it in person left me breathless! The next […]
Read more "Everyday Magic"We all know how much Vincent loved color – that goes without saying. Lately, I have noticed that when I set out to study one of his works, I tend to lean into the color even more than Vincent does. With the sunflowers, I worked hard to get as close as possible to matching Vincent’s […]
Read more "Daubigny’s Garden"Have you ever noticed that COLOR plays a vital role in filmmaking? The image attached to this post is a before-and-after shot of a scene from the film, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” It is a perfect example of the role COLOR plays in creating an emotional feeling for a film or establishing a time […]
Read more "How to Read a Painting – COLOR"Next month I am debuting a brand new lecture series that I am thrilled to be sharing with all of you titled, “How to Read a Painting.” Hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association, this series will run for three weeks in October and cover the topics COLOR, SYMBOLS and STORIES in art. This will […]
Read more "Fall Lecture Preview #3"To all those who have been following this blog for a while, you know that this has been an extraordinarily busy summer for me… and I LOVE it! I am working on a variety of art projects, researching new lecture topics, hosting the Art Lovers Book Club AND teaching classes as part of the Rollins […]
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The Wandering Art Historian 