This summer marks a very special anniversary for me. Would you believe that five years ago I gave my very first lectures as The Wandering Art Historian??? In the spring of 2016, the Winter Garden Art Association put out a call for creative workshops and classes. As a member, I noticed that the art association […]
Read more "A Very Special Anniversary"I have never hidden the fact that I am a huge NERD. In fact, I am rather proud of my nerd status and have often celebrated it here on the blog. Well, I’m about to take my nerdy proclivities to a whole new level with this post. Are you ready? Today is Art Day is […]
Read more "Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles"Please visit The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel to watch my newest web series – A Closer Look at Famous Paintings, Part 2! Every Tuesday in May, a new video was published examining a few of my favorite paintings. In Part 2 of this series, I focused on paintings that are discussed in my online […]
Read more "A Closer Look at Famous Paintings – Part 2"You may recall from past blog posts that I sometimes attempt to create artwork in the same style or following similar methods as well-known artists. I often find that this plays an incredibly helpful role in understanding their methods and techniques when I am researching them from an art historical standpoint. Previously, I have emulated […]
Read more "Laurie Simmons Homage"Hopefully it is apparent that my goal for 2021 has been to focus on creating NEW art historical content across a variety of platforms in order to reach as many people as possible. The year 2020 taught me that people still want to learn about ART despite the “new normal” of living with a global […]
Read more "From Muse to Master: Celebrating Women Artists vol. 2"Personally, I do not practice divination beyond having had my Tarot cards read a couple of times, but this is something very cool, especially if your life heavily revolves around ART like mine does. The Art Oracles is a deck of fifty cards featuring fifty different artists. Each card has a wonderfully charming illustration of […]
Read more "Art Oracles"My last online event of 2020 was a special presentation on the art and life of Marc Chagall. Chagall was my first art historical love when I was just a baby art historian. Now his work seems more important and more necessary than ever. Whatever your experience was this year, 2020 definitely came with its […]
Read more "My Covid Classics – #10"I think we can all agree that 2020 was not a “normal” year by any means. We collectively discovered that we needed to reexamine the way in which we do everything. Plus, some of the things we came to rely on went away or were postponed indefinitely. Personally, I wasn’t sure how this year would […]
Read more "Online Classes with The Wandering Art Historian"On the last Friday in July, The Wandering Art Historian book club discussed Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art & Made History (in That Order) by Bridget Quinn. To celebrate our second gathering via Zoom and to honor one of the incredible artists discussed in our book, I decided to recreate one of my […]
Read more "My Covid Classics – #6"I am pleased to announce the next web series on The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel! Join me for “A Closer Look at Famous Paintings!” This series is chock-full of fascinating art historical facts that will really knock your socks off. Plus, this series will help you strengthen your art history muscles by “reading” paintings […]
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