If you are one of the few who has not yet seen the Disney Pixar film “Coco,” then you are missing out on one of the most hilarious “cameos” in a recent film. “Coco” is the story of a young boy who is transported to The Land of the Dead on Dia de los Muertos. […]
Read more "Frida Kahlo in “Coco”"What is it about Frida Kahlo that makes her so fascinating? Is it her artwork or her unconventional fashion sense? Is it her passionate love for her home country of Mexico? Is it the tumultuous love affair she shared with Diego Rivera? I believe it is all these things and more that keep us captivated […]
Read more "The Allure of Frida Kahlo"Monday concluded my first class as an instructor with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning. It was an incredibly positive experience for which I am truly grateful. For four weeks we discussed Frida Kahlo – her life, her work and how we perceive her as a person and as an artist. Together we shared our opinions, […]
Read more "Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning"Throughout all of art history, there is no artist quite like Frida. Come celebrate the joy, the pain, the passion, the art and the life of the incomparable Frida Kahlo this March as part of the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning. I have expanded my original three-part lecture series into four sessions to include new […]
Read more "Frida Kahlo at Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning"I am pleased to announce that I am partnering with the Rollins College Center for Lifelong Learning! I was scheduled to offer classes this past fall, but the majority of classes were cancelled when the school lost its lease on the Lawrence building. Thankfully, they were able to reschedule for this spring. I am offering […]
Read more "Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning"August has arrived and the summer art shows are winding down. August is that weird month where the weather still screams summer, but all of us creative types are scrambling in preparation for the chaos of the upcoming fall. Fall in Florida means a brief reprieve from the heat and multiple epic art events each […]
Read more "Summer’s End"In a previous blog post I alluded to a painting I did of my beagle pup, Chipper, dressed as Frida Kahlo. It all started with a photograph I took of Chip wearing a flower crown and a shawl. I wondered if I could paint a version of the photo in the style of Frida and […]
Read more "“Winter Garden’s Best Friends” Art Show"I am so grateful to everyone who attended my epic lecture series celebrating the incomparable Frida Kahlo. Presented in a “Dine and Learn” format at 1921 by Norman Van Aken there was a lunch and dinner option for each part of the series – that’s a total of SIX opportunities to learn about Frida while […]
Read more "Frida Kahlo in Mount Dora, FL"Tonight is my last lecture on Frida Kahlo for the summer and it has been a fantastic and emotional journey to say the least. In honor of tonight’s presentation, I am sharing this picture I took of my pup dressed as Frida. Why? Because when you’re an art historian researching Frida Kahlo and your beagle […]
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The Wandering Art Historian 